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   Hap·pen·ing

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   noun

   • 1. an event or occurrence: "altogether it was an eerie happening"
   • 2. a partly improvised or spontaneous piece of theatrical or other artistic performance, typically involving audience participation: "a multimedia happening"

   adjective

   • 1. fashionable; trendy: informal "nightclubs for the young are the happening thing"

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   • n. 1. Something that takes place; an event or incident. See Synonyms at occurrence. 2. An improvised, often spontaneous spectacle or performance, especially one involving audience participation. Informal Popular or trendy: a happening new nightclub. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   How do you describe a happening in a sentence?

   • Happenings are things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain . The Budapest office plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings. If you describe something or someone as happening, you mean that they are exciting or lively, and involved in the newest fashions or trends .

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   What is happening noun?

   • Definition of happening noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [usually plural] an event; something that happens, often something unusual There have been strange happenings here lately. The momentous happenings of the past few weeks had left her feeling exhausted.

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   What does it mean if someone is happening?

   • If you describe something or someone as happening, you mean that they are exciting or lively, and involved in the newest fashions or trends . ...a definitive area-by-area guide to the hip and happening bands. ...the most happening place at the moment, the Que Club. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Meaning of happening in English. happening. noun [ C usually plural ] us / ˈhæp. ə n.ɪŋ / uk / ˈhæp. ə n.ɪŋ / Add to word list. something that has happened: Recent happenings on the stock market can be interpreted in various ways. Synonyms. episode (EVENT) event. incident. occurrence (HAPPENING) phenomenon (EXISTING THING)

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