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- Dictionaryhappening/ˈhap(ə)nɪŋ/
noun
- 1. an event or occurrence: "altogether it was an eerie happening"
- 2. a partly improvised or spontaneous piece of theatrical or other artistic performance, typically involving audience participation: "a multimedia happening"
adjective
- 1. fashionable; trendy: informal "a happening neighbourhood"
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The meaning of HAPPENING is something that happens : occurrence. How to use happening in a sentence.
something that happens; occurrence; event. Synonyms: case, affair, instance, episode, incident. an unconventional dramatic or artistically orchestrated performance, often a series of discontinuous events involving audience participation. any event considered worthwhile, unusual, or interesting.
HAPPENING meaning: 1. something that has happened: 2. a performance or similar event that happens without preparation…. Learn more.
happening in American English. (ˈhæpənɪŋ) noun. 1. something that happens; occurrence; event. 2. an unconventional dramatic or artistically orchestrated performance, often a series of discontinuous events involving audience participation. 3. any event considered worthwhile, unusual, or interesting.
happening. ( ˈhæpənɪŋ; ˈhæpnɪŋ) n. 1. an occurrence; event. 2. an improvised or spontaneous display or performance consisting of bizarre and haphazard events. adj. informal fashionable and up-to-the-minute.
Make no mistake: The technology exists—has existed for a long while—to stop this from happening.
an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Happen, chance, occur refer to the taking place of an event. Happen, which originally denoted the taking place by hap or chance, is now the most general word for coming to pass: Something has happened. Chance suggests the accidental nature of an event: It chanced to rain that day.
Definition of happening noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective. Verb. Filter. noun. happenings. Something that happens; occurrence; incident; event. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A theatrical performance of unrelated and bizarre or ludicrous actions, often spontaneous and with some participation by the audience.
