crossing

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Cross-breeding.
2. (countable, uncountable) Opposition; thwarting.
3. (countable, uncountable) An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
4. (countable, uncountable) A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
6. (countable, uncountable) A voyage across a body of water.
7. (countable, uncountable) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
8. (countable, uncountable) Movement into a crossed position.
9. (countable, uncountable) A pair of intersecting edges.
10. (countable, uncountable) A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
11. (countable, uncountable) The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
12. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.

Adj

Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.

Verb

present participle and gerund of cross

Synonyms

intersection

passing

passage

crossroads

cross

crossroad

junction

hybridization

crossbreeding

ford

pass

interbreeding

crosswalk

ferry

⛴️

transition

carrefour

traverse

traversing

crossover

across

street crossing

hybridisation

transit

hybridizing

transverse

traversal

crossway

crosswise

ferriage

passing over

transcendence

transcontinental

transportation

turn

voyage

way

zebra crossing

going over

ocean trip

test-cross

testcross

cross fertilization

cross-breeding

decussating

foot-crossing

pedestrian crosswalk

bend

bridge

chiasma

coming out

convergence

conveyance

crisscross

crossbreed

crossed

cross-fertilization

crossing over

cross-over

crucifixion

decussation

excelling

fording

gate

horizontal

interference

intersecting

intervention

leaping

overcoming

passageway

pedestrian crossing

portal

road fork

surmounting

surpassing

Translations

croisement

cruce

Kreuzung

traversée

carrefour

Übergang

intersection

passage

Überquerung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

Sentences

I was scared , but wasted no time in going out and crossing the bridge to the sand pits .