happening

1 of 2

noun

hap·pen·ing ˈhap-niŋ How to pronounce happening (audio)

ˈha-pə-

: something that happens : occurrence

: an event or series of events designed to evoke a spontaneous reaction to sensory, emotional, or spiritual stimuli

: something (such as an event) that is particularly interesting, entertaining, or important

happening

2 of 2

adjective

: very fashionable : in

a happening hairstyle

: offering much stimulating activity

a happening dance club

Example Sentences

Noun the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend Adjective This is quite a happening town on the weekends. those are some happening duds, man

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Usually the probability of this happening is vanishingly slim.

Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 Slowing down trains can reduce the chance of this happening, as trains at slower speeds put less pressure on the rails.

Wired, 31 July 2022 Stellantis pointed out, again, that the company is aware of no real-world instances of this happening.

Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 3 June 2022 After years of this happening — despite my best attempts to make small talk, compliment her cooking, ask her about her interests, etc.

Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 So, why is this happening and what can be done to rectify the problem?

Nick Sargen, Forbes, 1 June 2022 And why is this happening during a time of inflation?

Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 4 May 2022 Why is this happening, and how might the average subscriber be affected?

Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Apr. 2022 So, with all this happening, what should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do?

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022

Adjective

While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes.

Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2020 What was once a sleepy college town next to a railroad stop is now one of the most happening cities in the state of Texas.

Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018 Waco was already a happening place before the Gaines began remodeling homes.

Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018 In any case, these days, the most happening stuff is often happening between the floats.

NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2018 Don’t forget to stop by the Mallmart parking lot after a Friday night football game for the most happening tailgate parties.

Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue, 23 Jan. 2018 Again in 1921, that very happening year, the poet Manuel Maples Arce plastered Mexico City with broadsheets announcing the birth of a cultural movement.

Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2016 See More

happening 1 of 3

adjective

as in fashionable

being in the latest or current fashion those are some happening duds, man

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

fashionable
stylish
in
chic
exclusive
swell
fresh
hip
smart
trendy
cool
a la mode
downtown
elegant
swish
voguish
supercool
au courant
à la mode
modish
haute
sophisticated
graceful
sharp
handsome
snappy
funky
dashing
ritzy
edgy
posh
swank
spruce
saucy
classy
spiffy
dressy
dapper
haut
majestic
sassy
chichi
natty
tasteful
kicky
doggy
rakish
nobby
swanky
flashy
understated
doggish
flossy
gallant
ultrahip
ultrasmart
dudish
refined
ultraposh
ultrasophisticated
stately
foppish
soignée
dandyish
soigné
ultrachic
ultracool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

out
outmoded
unfashionable
unbecoming
uncool
unattractive
tacky
dowdy
cheesy
messy
unmodish
sloppy
trashy
untidy
tasteless
inelegant
unchic
unkempt
slovenly
unstylish
graceless
styleless
shabby
wrinkled
disheveled
dishevelled
unhandsome
sleazy
rumpled
frowzy
frowsy
mussy

as in buzzing

marked by much life, movement, or activity the downtown theater district is a happening place this autumn

Synonyms & Similar Words

buzzing
busy
thriving
vibrant
crowded
humming
populous
lively
bustling
alive
stirring
astir
flourishing
abubble
hopping
abuzz
swarming
animated
kinetic
overflowing
teeming
rousing
brisk
aboil
abounding
thronging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dead
inactive
sleepy
lifeless
asleep

as in popular

enjoying widespread favor or approval that might be a happening outfit right now, but not on a woman who'll never see 40 again

Synonyms & Similar Words

fashionable
popular
popularized
in
favorite
vogue
pop
big
desirable
large
hot
du jour
famous
faddish
faddy
voguish
important
celebrated
selected
preferred
prominent
fabulous
wanted
modish
prominent
red-hot
leading
legendary
notorious
crowd-pleasing
remarkable
noted
famed
notable
liked
renowned
outstanding
fabled
semipopular
significant
well-known

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

out
unpopular
unfashionable
rejected
unimportant
insignificant
unknown
disliked
hated
detested
obscure
despised
indistinguished
unexceptional
washed-up
inconspicuous
anonymous
nameless

happening

2 of 3

noun

as in experience

an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike

Synonyms & Similar Words

experience
adventure
time
ordeal
doing
exploit
gest
geste
act
episode
escapade
emprise
lark
deed
action
mission
feat
test
exploration
venture
risk
occasion
performance
ploy
expedition
baptism
stunt
tribulation
enterprise
trial
quest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drag
bust
bore
bummer
downer

as in event

something that happens gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

event
thing
incident
circumstance
occurrence
episode
occasion
time
accident
affair
phenomenon
experience
hap
coincidence
news
crisis
page
turning point
adventure
fluke
happenstance
milestone
landmark
emergency
freak
juncture
happenchance
achievement
deed
milepost
feat
exploit
co-occurrence
tidings

happening

3 of 3

verb

present participle of happen

as in occurring

to take place did anything exciting happen over the summer?

Synonyms & Similar Words

occurring
coming
being
doing
transpiring
happing
befalling
passing
proceeding
coming down
cooking
coming about
coming off
materializing
going down
going on
chancing
betiding
arising
rising
coming to pass
developing
resulting
intervening
following
breaking
coming up
falling out
shaping (up)
turning out
going off
springing (up)
cropping (up)

单词	happening
释义	happening 1 of 2 noun hap·pen·ing ˈhap-niŋ ˈha-pə- 1 : something that happens : occurrence 2 : an event or series of events designed to evoke a spontaneous reaction to sensory, emotional, or spiritual stimuli 3 : something (such as an event) that is particularly interesting, entertaining, or important happening 2 of 2 adjective 1 : very fashionable : in a happening hairstyle 2 : offering much stimulating activity a happening dance club Synonyms Noun adventure emprise experience exploit gest geste time Adjective à la mode a la mode au courant chic cool [slang] exclusive fashionable fresh [slang] hip in modish sharp smart snappy stylish supercool swell swish trendy voguish See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend Adjective This is quite a happening town on the weekends. those are some happening duds, man Recent Examples on the Web Noun Usually the probability of this happening is vanishingly slim. Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 Slowing down trains can reduce the chance of this happening, as trains at slower speeds put less pressure on the rails. Wired, 31 July 2022 Stellantis pointed out, again, that the company is aware of no real-world instances of this happening. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 3 June 2022 After years of this happening — despite my best attempts to make small talk, compliment her cooking, ask her about her interests, etc. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 So, why is this happening and what can be done to rectify the problem? Nick Sargen, Forbes, 1 June 2022 And why is this happening during a time of inflation? Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 4 May 2022 Why is this happening, and how might the average subscriber be affected? Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Apr. 2022 So, with all this happening, what should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do? Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 Adjective While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes. Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2020 What was once a sleepy college town next to a railroad stop is now one of the most happening cities in the state of Texas. Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018 Waco was already a happening place before the Gaines began remodeling homes. Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018 In any case, these days, the most happening stuff is often happening between the floats. NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2018 Don’t forget to stop by the Mallmart parking lot after a Friday night football game for the most happening tailgate parties. Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue, 23 Jan. 2018 Again in 1921, that very happening year, the poet Manuel Maples Arce plastered Mexico City with broadsheets announcing the birth of a cultural movement. Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2016 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition happening noun hap·pen·ing ˈha-pə-niŋ, ˈhap-niŋ : something that occurs It was a week of strange happenings. happening 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in fashionable being in the latest or current fashion those are some happening duds, man Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fashionable stylish in chic exclusive swell fresh hip smart trendy cool a la mode downtown elegant swish voguish supercool au courant à la mode modish haute sophisticated graceful sharp handsome snappy funky dashing ritzy edgy posh swank spruce saucy classy spiffy dressy dapper haut majestic sassy chichi natty tasteful kicky doggy rakish nobby swanky flashy understated doggish flossy gallant ultrahip ultrasmart dudish refined ultraposh ultrasophisticated stately foppish soignée dandyish soigné ultrachic ultracool Antonyms & Near Antonyms out outmoded unfashionable unbecoming uncool unattractive tacky dowdy cheesy messy unmodish sloppy trashy untidy tasteless inelegant unchic unkempt slovenly unstylish graceless styleless shabby wrinkled disheveled dishevelled unhandsome sleazy rumpled frowzy frowsy mussy See More 2 as in buzzing marked by much life, movement, or activity the downtown theater district is a happening place this autumn Synonyms & Similar Words buzzing busy thriving vibrant crowded humming populous lively bustling alive stirring astir flourishing abubble hopping abuzz swarming animated kinetic overflowing teeming rousing brisk aboil abounding thronging Antonyms & Near Antonyms dead inactive sleepy lifeless asleep 3 as in popular enjoying widespread favor or approval that might be a happening outfit right now, but not on a woman who'll never see 40 again Synonyms & Similar Words fashionable popular popularized in favorite vogue pop big desirable large hot du jour famous faddish faddy voguish important celebrated selected preferred prominent fabulous wanted modish prominent red-hot leading legendary notorious crowd-pleasing remarkable noted famed notable liked renowned outstanding fabled semipopular significant well-known Antonyms & Near Antonyms out unpopular unfashionable rejected unimportant insignificant unknown disliked hated detested obscure despised indistinguished unexceptional washed-up inconspicuous anonymous nameless See More happening 2 of 3 noun 1 as in experience an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike Synonyms & Similar Words experience adventure time ordeal doing exploit gest geste act episode escapade emprise lark deed action mission feat test exploration venture risk occasion performance ploy expedition baptism stunt tribulation enterprise trial quest Antonyms & Near Antonyms drag bust bore bummer downer 2 as in event something that happens gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend Synonyms & Similar Words event thing incident circumstance occurrence episode occasion time accident affair phenomenon experience hap coincidence news crisis page turning point adventure fluke happenstance milestone landmark emergency freak juncture happenchance achievement deed milepost feat exploit co-occurrence tidings happening 3 of 3 verb present participle of happen as in occurring to take place did anything exciting happen over the summer? Synonyms & Similar Words occurring coming being doing transpiring happing befalling passing proceeding coming down cooking coming about coming off materializing going down going on chancing betiding arising rising coming to pass developing resulting intervening following breaking coming up falling out shaping (up) turning out going off springing (up) cropping (up)
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