designing
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: designings
Sense 1
Meaning · English
artful; scheming
Adjective
Examples
a designing man
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A process of design.
Noun
Examples
Are these, the reality of things, a part of the great designings or are they not? If so, it would have been better, that there had been no such designings; if not, how is the theory of omnipotent design borne out?
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “designing” mean?
artful; scheming
Is “designing” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.