What does canvassing mean?
Canvassing means present participle and gerund of canvass.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of canvass.
The thoroughness required by your explicit instructions, together with the strong desire that these repeated canvassings should be executed in so careful a manner as to establish reliable data, has no doubt tended materially to produce the gratifying result.
Use canvassing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Canvassing means present participle and gerund of canvass.
Common synonyms include electioneering, bell ringing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The thoroughness required by your explicit instructions, together with the strong desire that these repeated canvassings should be executed in so careful a manner as to establish reliable data, has no doubt tended materially to produce the gratifying result.
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