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[ sig-nuh-fahy-ing ] / ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR signifying ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of signifyingFirst recorded in 1955–60; signify + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM signifyingun·sig·ni·fy·ing, adjectiveWords nearby signifyingsignifics, signifié, signified, signifier, signify, signifying, sign-in, signing, signiory, sign language, sign manual Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for signifyingDavid Foster Wallace even named a chapter in his tome Brief Interviews with Hideous Men “Signifying Nothing.” James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was a cosmic rout, signifying the end of an order, even the death of Spanish football as it is currently played. Dutch Treat: The Netherlands Sinks Spain In World Cup 2014|Tunku Varadarajan|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST So instead, Republican senators have launched an attack on Hagel filled with sound and fury but signifying very little. Anti-Hagel GOP Effort Turns Farce|Peter Beinart|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST The New New Goatee can be worn at home or at the office, by the hip and unhip alike, signifying, well, just about anything. What Does a Goatee Say About You?|Bryan Curtis|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Holding his steed with a firm grip, he raised his right hand to the shouting besiegers, signifying that he wished to speak. Legends of the Rhine|Wilhelm Ruland Frémont understands the name as signifying a trough; while Winthrop interprets it as plates, or slabs, of rock. Oregon and Eldorado|Thomas Bulfinch The word Eden, signifying pleasure or delight, is expressive of their excellent residence. The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World|Thomas Wood He turned his face toward her, signifying that he was listening. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall|Charles Major There is, however, it seems a term mauther or mother still in use in the Eastern counties, and signifying young girl. The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley
Words related to signifyingrepresent, add up to, suggest, spell, portend, imply, manifest, convey, bespeak, symbolize, stand for, proclaim, mean, exhibit, show, sign, denote, evince, carry, connote |