English Online Dictionary. What means casting? What does casting mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: kăstʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈkæstɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kästʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈkastɪŋ/
- (New York City) IPA(key): /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːstɪŋ
- Hyphenation: cast‧ing
Etymology 1
From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.
Verb
casting
- present participle and gerund of cast
Etymology 2
From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.
Noun
casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings)
- The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
- A manufacturing process using a mold.
- (countable) An object made in a mold.
- The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.[W]
- The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
- (programming) The act of converting between data types.
- (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
Synonyms
- (selection of performers): audition
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- actings
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from English casting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas̺tin/ [kas̺.t̪ĩn]
- Rhymes: -as̺tin
- Hyphenation: cas‧ting
Noun
casting inan
- casting (process of selecting actors)
Declension
Further reading
- “casting”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English casting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.tiŋ/
Noun
casting m (plural castings)
- casting (selection of actors)
Further reading
- “casting”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English casting.
Noun
casting m (invariable)
- casting (selection of actors)
Polish
Alternative forms
- kasting
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English casting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkas.tiŋk/
- Rhymes: -astiŋk
- Syllabification: cas‧ting
Noun
casting m inan (related adjective castingowy)
- audition, casting (performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent)
- Synonym: przesłuchanie
Declension
Further reading
- casting in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- casting in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English casting.
Noun
casting n (uncountable)
- casting
Declension
Spanish
Alternative forms
- cásting (nonstandard)
- castin
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English casting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkastin/ [ˈkas.t̪ĩn]
- Rhymes: -astin
Noun
casting m (plural castings)
- casting
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “casting”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10