speeding
pronunciation
How to pronounce speeding in British English:
UK [ˈspi:dɪŋ]
How to pronounce speeding in American English:
US [ˈspidɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- changing location rapidly
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- Adjective:
- moving with great speed
Word Origin
- speeding (n.)
- c. 1300, "success;" c. 1400 "action of aiding;" verbal noun from speed (v.). Meaning "action of driving an automobile too fast" is from 1908. Speeding ticket is from 1940.
Example
- 1. Plus , speeding penalties in some states can run several hundred dollars .
- 2. Residents have also reported indiscriminate shooting from unmarked , speeding cars while security forces looked on .
- 3. He said you were speeding !
- 4. Speeding - the element that made motoring sport was its dangerous speeds .
- 5. A report that hawks carrying cameras would be used on the motorways by police to catch speeding motorists .