guiding

See also: guīdìng

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ

Verb

guiding

1. present participle and gerund of guide
   • 1947 March and April, “Notes and News: The Edge Hill Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 116:

     The cable used for hauling the wagons on the incline may still be seen, but several of the guiding rollers have disappeared.

   • 2022 November 16, Christian Wolmar, “Can Merriman use his rail knowledge to make a difference?”, in RAIL, number 970, page 45:

     That's far from the promised land set out in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, that the railways would have a guiding mind that would be in control of the industry's finances. Businesses have what is called a profit and loss account, showing both revenue and costs, but the current situation means that the two sides of the system are in different hands - and neither is (as yet) in the hands of a 'guiding mind'.

Derived terms

• guiding light

Noun

guiding (countable and uncountable, plural guidings)

1. Guidance.
   • 1912, Theodore Dreiser, The Financier:

     Butler was ready to consider any proposition which would save her; but it must be a sound one—one not open to her whimsical moods or the guidings or leadings of romance.

2. Girl Guiding.
   • 2002, Robert T. Grimm, Notable American Philanthropists, page 189:

     Daisy Gordon Low then established two Girl Guide troops in poor sections of central London. Her belief was growing that guiding could serve many beneficial ends.