SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommoncorrecting
The correct spelling is correcting.
How to pronounce correcting
verb
Say it like: Cor-rec-tin-g
The correct spelling is correcting. To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from. For example: "The navigator corrected the course of the ship."
Usage Examples
“The navigator corrected the course of the ship.”
“It's rude to correct your parents.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- 2.(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
- 3.To inform (someone) of their error.
- 4.To discipline; to punish.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.