starting
/ˈstɑːtɪŋ//ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To begin, commence, initiate.
- 2
To begin an activity.
“The rain started at 9:00.”
- 3
To have its origin (at), begin.
“The blue line starts one foot away from the wall.”
- 4
To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
- 5
To break away, to come loose.
- 6
To put into play.
- 7
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
“to start a water cask”
- 8
To start one's periods (menstruation).
“Have you started yet?”
noun
- 1
The act of something that starts.
“constant startings and stoppings”
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