fixing

noun

fix·​ing ˈfik-siŋ How to pronounce fixing (audio)
1
: the act or process of one that fixes
2
plural fixings ˈfik-siŋz How to pronounce fixing (audio)
 often  -sənz
: customary accompaniments : trimmings
a turkey dinner with all the fixings

Examples of fixing in a Sentence

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The Steve Rogers world was a wonderful world, a world that needed fixing, but that world is beyond us now. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 The cemetery’s gate regularly needs fixing and even replacing due to vandalism. Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025 There were all the fixings of a game that meant something to a community on display. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025 Legal rationing, or the fixing of equal prices, is not needed if private suppliers can create enough for everyone. Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fixing 

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fixing was in 1605

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“Fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

fixing

noun
fix·​ing ˈfik-sing How to pronounce fixing (audio)
 sense 2 is often  -sənz
1
: a putting in permanent form
2
plural : something that decorates or completes
turkey with all the fixings
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