Definition of Lecturing

1. Noun. Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class).

Exact synonyms: Lecture
Group relationships: Class, Course, Course Of Instruction, Course Of Study
Generic synonyms: Instruction, Pedagogy, Teaching
Terms within: Lecture Demonstration
Specialized synonyms: Talk
Derivative terms: Lecture, Lectureship

Definition of Lecturing

1. Verb. (present participle of lecture) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lecturing

1. lecture [v] - See also: lecture

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lecturing

lecture demonstration
lecture hall
lecture notes
lecture room
lecture theatre
lectured
lecturelike
lecturer
lecturers
lecturership
lecturerships
lectures
lectureship
lectureships
lectureth
lecturing
lecturn
lecturns
lecythi
lecythiform
lecythis
lecythus
led off
ledden
leddens
leddies
leddy
lede
ledeless
ledely

Literary usage of Lecturing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mark Twain: A Biography : the Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne by Albert Bigelow Paine (1912)
"As in a far later period, Mark Twain had resorted to lecturing to pay off debt. He still owed a portion of his share in the Express; also he had been ..."

2. Presbyterianism; Its Relation to the Negro by Matthew Anderson (1897)
"Lecturing Tou«. We took the first term of the Freshman year with this class, at the end of which, it being vacation, we resolved to try to increase our ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"FURTHER HINTS ON Lecturing From <Recollections of Middle Life. ... Don't meddle with lecturing either on < Le Cid' or any other theme drawn from literature. ..."

4. Charles Bradlaugh: A Record of His Life and Work by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner, John Mackinnon Robertson (1895)
"Amongst his many and varied occupations he yet contrived to make time for study, for in the same year he was lecturing on Strauss' " Life of Jesus," and ..."

5. Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1901)
"CHAPTER XV Arrival at Port Denison, Queensland—A lecture — Reminiscences of Captain Cook — Lecturing for charity at Cooktown —A happy escape from a coral ..."

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