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texting

noun

  1. act of typing and sending a brief, digital message
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛkstɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: Blend of text + messaging, derived from text messaging

  1. The use of a mobile phone to send text messages.
  2. The words set to a piece of music.

    More typical (but still not numerous) are the textings supplied for Alleluias, or just as frequently for melismas occurring at the end of the second or third verse of Offertories.

verb

Etymology: Blend of text + messaging, derived from text messaging

  1. present participle and gerund of text