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[ rang-king ] / ˈræŋ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ranking ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesenior or superior in rank, position, etc.: a ranking diplomat. prominent or highly regarded: a ranking authority on Soviet affairs. occupying a specific rank, position, etc. (often used in combination): a low-ranking executive. nounan act or instance of indicating relative standing. a list showing such standing. Origin of rankingFirst recorded in 1860–65; rank1 + -ing2, -ing1 Words nearby rankingranket, Rankin, Rankine, Rankine cycle, Rankine scale, ranking, ranking member, Rankin, Jeanette, rankism, rankle, rank scale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rankingDespite its ranking at the bottom of most international development indexes, the conflict is shrouded by confusion. The Year’s Most Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis|Nina Strochlic|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST Delta is a Platinum Global Partner, ranking them among the highest-level contributors to the association. How You Can Help Make a More LGBT-Friendly World||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST In a ranking of gender-based economic disparity, Turkey is 126th out of 136 countries. Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns|Xanthe Ackerman|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST But his ranking Democratic member just told an amusing story about Issa. Kissy-Face The Nation: Washington’s Power Elite Smooch Bob Schieffer|Lloyd Grove|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most detailed and comprehensive briefings are often limited to the chairman and ranking members of the committees. Congress Scouring Every U.S. Spy Program|Eli Lake|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Suddenly he swung around and gripped the cowering form of the second ranking priest, who stood near him. Astounding Stories, July, 1931|Various Christianity and Islam are at one in ranking Justice and Mercy as the greatest of the virtues. Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day|Haji A. Browne Leland was called to account, and half apologises for ranking Shaftesbury among the Deists at all. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton Among the minor deities, ranking hardly above demons, is the plague-god, whose name may provisionally be read Dibbarra. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow Next to the church in interest—with some visitors, probably, ranking before it—is the old Muscovite castle on the hill. Wonderland; or Alaska and the Inside Passage|Lieut. Frederick Schwatka
British Dictionary definitions for ranking
adjectivemainly US and Canadian prominent; high ranking Caribbean slang possessed of style; fashionable; exciting nouna position on a scale; ratinga ranking in a tennis tournament 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 Words related to rankingregard, list, rate, put, estimate, include, establish, stand, locate, grade, tab, array, fix, dispose, pigeonhole, assort, valuate, peg, sort, evaluate |