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- DictionaryFoot·ing/ˈfo͝odiNG/
noun
- 1. a secure grip with one's feet: "he suddenly lost his footing"
- 2. the basis on which something is established or operates: "attempts to establish the store on a firm financial footing"
The meaning of FOOTING is a stable position or placing of the feet. How to use footing in a sentence.
FOOTING definition: 1. the fact of standing firmly on a slope or other dangerous surface: 2. the way in which…. Learn more.
noun. the basis or foundation on which something is established. the business was on a secure footing. the relationship or status existing between two persons, groups, etc. the two countries were on a friendly footing. a secure grip by or for the feet. the lower part of a foundation of a column, wall, building, etc.
A footing is a notation at the bottom of a column of figures showing the total. The debit column footing is $11,900, and that of the credit column $1875, and you subtract one from the other to determine the balance of the account.
1. the basis or foundation on which anything is established. 2. the act of one who moves on foot, as in walking or dancing. 3. a secure and established position. 4. a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold. 5. a firm placing of the feet; stability: to regain one's footing.
Your footing is a supportive place to put your feet when you climb or balance. Once you find your footing at the top of a mountain, you can look around and enjoy the view. Your literal footing is what keeps you sturdy, and if you lose that footing, you stumble.
noun. /ˈfʊtɪŋ/ [singular] the position of your feet when they are safely on the ground or some other surface. She lost her footing (= she slipped or lost her balance) and fell backwards into the water. I slipped and struggled to regain my footing. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
