Definition

Noun: 1. The act or activity of exchanging information, ideas, or feelings: The process by which people share thoughts, messages, or signals through speech, writing, gestures, or other means. 2. The act or activity of conveying information: The process of transmitting a message from a sender to a receiver.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Effective communicating is essential for a successful team.
  • The course focuses on improving written and verbal communicating.
  • They could not act without official communicating from headquarters.

Advanced Usage

• "channels of communicating": The methods or systems used to transmit information.
  • The company uses multiple channels of communicating, including email and video calls.
• "breakdown in communicating": A failure in the process of exchanging information, leading to misunderstanding.
  • The project delay was caused by a breakdown in communicating between departments.

Variants and Related Words

• Communication (n): The more common noun form, often used interchangeably with "communicating" but can also refer to a specific message or the field of study.
  • I received an important communication from my boss.
• Communicate (v): To share or exchange information.
  • We need to communicate the new policy clearly.
• Communicative (adj): Willing, eager, or able to talk or impart information.
  • He became more communicative after the meeting.

Synonyms

• Conveying: Transporting or transmitting something, especially information.
• Transmission: The act of passing something from one place or person to another.
• Interaction: Reciprocal action or influence, often involving communication.

Related Phrases

• Lines of communicating: The routes and methods used to maintain contact and supply, especially in military or organizational contexts.
  • The general secured the army's lines of communicating.

Noun

1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
   • they could not act without official communication from Moscow