getting  

Pronunciation of getting: G EH1 T IH0 NG

Number of syllables of getting: 2

Definition of getting

• (n): the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he''s much more interested in the getting than in the giving"  

Examples of getting

• You have chosen to get angry instead of discussing coolly and rationally.  
• I don't get the vitriol you have, the venom.  
• I have to get some water from the ford.  
• Yup, you get to hear my dulcet tones on your very own compooter  
• Moreover, you can choose to randomize your playlist so you won't get tired of your own pattern of songs.  
• First, however, they have to get rid of her disapproving mother.  
• This will be the main hurtle we have to get over.  
• Do I have to get it signed in triplicate to remove it  
• In the real world, they have to get a paycheck from somewhere.  
• I don't want to have to wince when I get on Wikipedia.