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How to pronouncehappeningin English

verb
IPA/ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/
Syllableshap·pe·ning
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verb

present participle and gerund of happen

From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

adjective

Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

“[…]San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”

adjective

Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.

noun

Something that happens.

Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening.

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