gerund noun
The activity of officially controlling a place, group, or activity to make sure rules are followed.
Policing online content takes time.
Strict policing of the border reduced illegal crossings.
American English
How to pronounce policing
noun · verbB1Very common word
puhLEEsihng
/pʰəˈli.sɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of police
Policing can be a noun for an activity or the present participle used in progressive verb phrases.
The activity of officially controlling a place, group, or activity to make sure rules are followed.
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present participle
Actively controlling a place, group, or activity officially to make sure rules are followed.
Officers are policing the protest.
The agency is policing online content.
noun
The work done by police officers to maintain public order, prevent crime, and enforce the law.
Community policing has improved trust in the neighborhood.
Good policing depends on cooperation from residents.
Useful expressions
the police organization or its officers
The police arrived quickly.
a person who works for the police
A police officer checked my license.
a building where police work
Meet me outside the police station.
Related words & forms
Before -ing, police loses its final e: policing.