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Definition of
happening adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
happening
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈhæpənɪŋ
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈhæpnɪŋ
/
/
[
only before noun
]
(
informal
)
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where there is a lot of exciting activity; fashionable
a happening place
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happening
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happening
noun
happen
verb
there is/was no question of (something happening/somebody doing something)
Idioms
there is/was no question of (something happening/somebody doing something)
Nearby words
happen
verb
happening
noun
happening
adjective
happen on
phrasal verb
happenstance
noun