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[ aw-fing, of-ing ] / ˈɔ fɪŋ, ˈɒf ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR offing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground. a position at a distance from shore. Idioms for offingin the offing, - at a distance but within sight.
- in the projected future; likely to happen: A wedding is in the offing.
Origin of offingFirst recorded in 1620–30; off + -ing1 Words nearby offingofficiary, officiate, officinal, officious, officious will, offing, offish, off-island, off-islander, off-key, off-kilter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for offingJulian Fellowes can save his show by offing the target of his sadism. Just Kill Mr. Bates Already! How to Save ‘Downton Abbey’|Andrew Romano|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST In that groaner, Burt is convinced he is going to die soon and sets about offing himself. No DNA Testing For You, Thanks to the FDA|Nick Gillespie|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST If their corner does not have the lights to see what is in the offing, then the boxer has to have the mettle to say “enough.” Boxers, Be Brave and Quit Before Your Brain Turns to Mush|Gordon Marino|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST So Israelis and Americans hearing seductive sonatas on this visit need brace themselves for the inevitable deeds in the offing. Bibi and Obama in Love?|Leslie H. Gelb|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her acolytes figure that if she is saying real change appears in the offing, then perhaps it is. Hillary Clinton in Burma: Why She's Visiting the Oppressed State|Lennox Samuels|November 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST While at anchor at the Seychelles, two large and fat English men-of-war appeared in the offing. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. Johnston I felt like a lost child who spots his father in the offing. My Man Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse Before returning to the boat I climbed to it, and searched the offing for a sail, but not a sign of such a thing was to be seen. In Strange Company|Guy Boothby Captain Jonathan Wellsby was in haste to catch a fair wind and make his offing before nightfall. Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine The offing at sea has been called the kenning; and see Kenning in Halliwell. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for offing
nounthe part of the sea that can be seen from the shore in the offing likely to occur soon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with offingThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to offinghomicide, lynching, massacre, felony, crime, destruction, bloodshed, shooting, manslaughter, slaying, assassination, terrorism, warfare, havoc, killing, slaughter, butchery, mass murder, prospect, outlook |