Antonyms for reading


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ree-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˈri dɪŋ


Definition of reading

Origin :
  • county town of Berkshire, Old English Readingum (c.900), "(Settlement of) the family or followers of a man called *Read."
  • noun interpretation of written word
Example sentences :
  • He was reading when I approached him, and he looked flushed and agitated.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Your reading makes you a stranger to nothing but what you should be most acquainted with.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The reading of the letter was greeted with prolonged applause.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • While Mr. Compton was reading the letter, I had leisure to look at him, and at his room.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • The first evening reading had been commenced with nuts and apples.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • There was no change in the face or pose of the man who listened to the reading.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • When he was at an end of the reading, he regarded the passive woman at the desk with a new respect.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • She was reading by the lamp, and the door into the hall stood open.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • With it was a letter that I have read a thousand times—this letter that I am now reading.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • You wouldn't expect people to pay for reading books; would you, now?
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Synonyms for reading

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