happening
Meanings
Plural: happenings
Noun
- an event that happens
- Something that happens.
- A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
Verb
- come to pass
- "What is happening?"
- happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ; (Santayana)
- chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
- come into being; become reality
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- present participle and gerund of happen
Adj
- Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
- Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge. By surface analysis, happen + -ing.
Synonyms
affair, bechance, befall, befalling, bump, chance, come about, encounter, episode, event, fall out, find, go on, goings-on, hap, happen, happening, incident, materialise, materialize, natural event, occasion, occur, occurrence, occurrent, pass, pass off, proceeding, take place
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
happening is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhappening is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
happening is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary