reading

[Read·ing]

A city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

...

The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.

Noun
the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

Noun
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books"

Noun
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

Noun
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

Noun
written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"

...

Noun
a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"

Noun
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"

Noun
a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

p. pr. & vb. n.
of Read

n.
The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.

n.
Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.

n.
A lecture or prelection; public recital.

n.
The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.

n.
Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering.

n.
An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.

a.
Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.

a.
Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.

Reading

Read"ing , n. 1. The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read. 2. Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading. 3. A lecture or prelection; public recital.

The Jews had their weekly readings of the law.

4. The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version. 5. Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering. [Cant] 6. An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer. Reading of a bill (Legislation), its normal recital, by the proper officer, before the House which is to consider it.

Reading

Read"ing, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading. 2. Addicted to reading; as, a reading community. Reading book, a book for teaching reading; a reader. -- Reading desk, a desk to support a book while reading; esp., a desk used while reading the service in a church. -- Reading glass, a large lens with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc. -- Reading man, one who reads much; hence, in the English universities, a close, industrious student. -- Reading room, a room appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, periodicals, and the like, to which persons resort.

The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.

Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.

...

Usage Examples

Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.

All of us grow up in particular realities - a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how we're brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it.

By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

About 15 years ago I went though a period of a year or so when I just couldn't find anything good. My wife noticed I was having trouble reading menus. I bought some cheap reading glasses in a drug store. I got home and suddenly all these books that weren't good were good.

And there are a lot more people reading poetry, but there are not so many people reading an individual poet.

Misspelled Form

reading, ereading, 4reading, 5reading, treading, freading, eeading, 4eading, 5eading, teading, feading, reeading, r4eading, r5eading, rteading, rfeading, rweading, r3eading, r4eading, rreading, rseading, rdeading, rwading, r3ading, r4ading, rrading, rsading, rdading, rewading, re3ading, re4ading, rerading, resading, redading, reqading, rewading, resading, rezading, reqding, rewding, resding, rezding, reaqding, reawding, reasding, reazding, reasding, reaeding, reafding, reaxding, reacding, reasing, reaeing, reafing, reaxing, reacing, readsing, readeing, readfing, readxing, readcing, readuing, read8ing, read9ing, readoing, readjing, readking, readung, read8ng, read9ng, readong, readjng, readkng, readiung, readi8ng, readi9ng, readiong, readijng, readikng, readibng, readihng, readijng, readimng, readi ng, readibg, readihg, readijg, readimg, readi g, readinbg, readinhg, readinjg, readinmg, readin g, readinfg, readintg, readinyg, readinhg, readinbg, readinvg, readinf, readint, readiny, readinh, readinb, readinv, readingf, readingt, readingy, readingh, readingb, readingv.

Other Usage Examples

Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.

After I left the convent, for 15 years I was worn out with religion, I wanted nothing whatever to do with it. I felt disgusted with it. If I saw someone reading a religious book on a train, I'd think, how awful.

After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life.

Before I was reading science fiction, I read Hemingway. Farewell to Arms was my first adult novel that said not everything ends well. It was one of those times where reading has meant a great deal to me, in terms of my development - an insight came from that book.

A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.

As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography.

Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or mysteries or some other genre more likely to climb onto bestseller lists even though I enjoy reading a wide variety of literature, both fiction and nonfiction.

And I believe that public broadcasting has an important trust with the American people, it's an intimate medium of television, and that we can do reading and language development for young children without getting into human sexuality.

Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more.