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happening

3 syllables
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As an adjective, happening means busy, lively. As a noun, it means something that happens.

Meanings of happening

4 meanings

verb

Present participle of happen

adjective

  1. slangof a placeBusy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

  2. slangof a personproductTrendy, up-to-the-minute.

noun

  1. Something that happens.

  2. A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: an event that happens
occurrenceoccurrentnatural event

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