gerund noun
The act of finding the size, length, amount, or temperature of something.
Careful measuring is important when you build a shelf.
Measuring the ingredients takes only a few minutes.
American English
How to pronounce measuring
noun · verb · adjectiveB1Very common word
MEHzherihng
/ˈmɛ.ʒɚ.ɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of measure
Measuring can name the activity itself or describe an action or quality related to measurement.
The act of finding the size, length, amount, or temperature of something.
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present participle
Finding the size, length, amount, or temperature of something by using a tool or standard.
The technician is measuring the window.
She is measuring the flour for the recipe.
participial adjective
Used before a noun for a tool or container used to find an amount or size.
Use a measuring cup for the milk.
The store sells measuring tools for home projects.
participial adjective
Having a particular size or length.
The room, measuring twelve by fifteen feet, felt spacious.
They moved a box measuring three feet wide.
Useful expressions
to take action to deal with a problem
We need to take measures to reduce waste.
to take a particular amount of something by measuring it
Measure out two cups of rice.
to be as good as expected or required
The new model measures up to the old one.
Related words & forms
measuring-ing formmeasuredpast tense · past participlemeasuresplural noun · third-person singular verb
In measuring, the final e disappears: measuring, not measureing.