English Online Dictionary. What means greeting? What does greeting mean?
English
Etymology
By surface analysis, greet + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ
Noun
greeting (countable and uncountable, plural greetings)
- A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to greet.
Derived terms
Related terms
- greet
Translations
See also
- hello
- salutation
Verb
greeting
- present participle and gerund of greet