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speeding

The correct spelling is speeding.

How to pronounce speeding

verb

IPA: /ˈspiːdɪŋ/

Say it like: Spee-din-g

The correct spelling is speeding. To succeed; to prosper, be lucky. For example: "God speed, until we meet again."

Usage Examples

God speed, until we meet again.

The Ferrari was speeding along the road.

Why do you speed when the road is so icy?

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
  2. 2.To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
  3. 3.To go fast.
  4. 4.To exceed the speed limit.
  5. 5.To increase the rate at which something occurs.

noun

  1. 1.(Instance of) acceleration.
  2. 2.Driving faster than the legal speed limit.

adjective

  1. 1.Travelling very fast; moving at speed.
  2. 2.Specifically, travelling at an illegal speed (of vehicles, motorists).
  3. 3.Under the influence of the drug speed; high on amphetamines.

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