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How to pronounce taking
Say it like this: /ˈteɪkɪŋ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does taking mean?
adjAlluring; attractive.
“His speech from the hustings was very original, and therefore very taking.”
Infectious; contagious.
“Come not near me, For I am yet too taking for your company.”
nounThe act by which something is taken.
“At the taking of the stockade he had distinguished himself greatly by the methodical ferocity of his fighting.”
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
“What a taking was hee in, when your husband askt who was in the basket?”
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