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English noun: offing

1. offing (time) the near or foreseeable future


SamplesThere was a wedding in the offing.


Broader (hypernym)future, futurity, hereafter, time to come

2. offing (object) the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area


SamplesThere was a ship in the offing.


Broader (hypernym)body of water, water


Part meronymbriny, main









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