pairing
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ
Noun
pairing (countable and uncountable, plural pairings)
- The combination or union of two things.
- The seeds were adjusted to make sure that there were good pairings for the tennis tournament.
- (politics) An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.
Derived terms
- pairing function
- pairing off
- pairing time
Verb
pairing
- present participle of pair