Commuting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Commuting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of commute.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of commute.
More Meanings
- travel between home and workplace
- (Philippines) travel by public transportation such as by jeepney
- Causing, or involved in commutation
Example Sentences
It was cheaper to build both railways and suburbs to the south, and commuting - which Charles Pearson called 'oscillating' - began between the village of Greenwich and London Bridge. (The term 'commuting' is from America, and did not become established in Britain until the 1940s).
The poet Geoffrey Grigson added an atmospheric 1950s gloss on these bizarre commutings [of seeds]: 'between Swindon and London you may see them often enough during the summer, the sunlight through the carriage window catching them as they float about in the thin smoke of cigarettes'.
Word Forms
- commutings
Synonyms for commuting
Depending on context, synonyms include commutation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include commutation, transportation, travel, transport, travelling, movement.
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