Definition of Offing

1. Noun. The near or foreseeable future. "There was a wedding in the offing"

Generic synonyms: Future, Futurity, Hereafter, Time To Come

2. Noun. The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area. "There was a ship in the offing"
Generic synonyms: Body Of Water, Water
Group relationships: Briny, Main

Definition of Offing

1. n. That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.

Definition of Offing

1. the near future [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Offing

officiaries
officiary
officiate
officiated
officiates
officiating
officiation
officiations
officinal
officinal
officinals
officious
officiously
officiousness
officiousnesses
offing (current term)
offings
offish
offish
offishly
offishness
offishnesses
offkey
offline
offload
offloaded
offloading
offloads
offpeak
offprint

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