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The correct spelling is fixing.
How to pronounce fixing
/ˈfɪksɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
Say it like: Fix-ing
The correct spelling is fixing. To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. For example: "A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board."
Usage Examples
“A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.”
“That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.”
“She fixed dinner for the kids.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
- 2.To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- 3.To mend, to repair.
- 4.To prepare (food or drink).
- 5.To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion
noun
- 1.The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
- 2.(usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)
- 3.See fixings.
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