Offing

Word OFFING
Character 6
Hyphenation off ing
Pronunciations /ˈɒfɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Offing"

What do we mean by offing?

The part of the sea visible from shore that is very distant or beyond anchoring ground. noun

(in the offing) In the near or immediate future; soon to come. idiom

(in the offing) Nearby; at hand. idiom

That part of the open visible sea that is remote from the shore, beyond the anchoring-ground, or beyond the mid-line between the shore and the horizon. noun

That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore noun

Visible but not nearby. noun

The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. noun

The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore. noun

The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing. noun

Present participle of off. verb

The near or foreseeable future noun

The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area noun

To kill.

To switch off.

An Italian Mafia term used to describe murdering someone. Similar to other Mafioso terms such as whack or hit. Urban Dictionary

Action taken by a mafia boss against certain individuals that have fallen out of favor with the organization. Urban Dictionary

To offed someone is to have killed him. Urban Dictionary

Meaning: oh fo sho Urban Dictionary

The sea between the horizon and the offshore Urban Dictionary

Get rid of, throw away, toss, kill Urban Dictionary

"Oh Fuck Eh" (definitely!) Urban Dictionary

Acronym for Outdated Farm Equiqment aka niggers Very good for being discretely racist. Pronounced like ofie, not oaf. Urban Dictionary

(adj.) the act of being incredibly badass and hilarious Urban Dictionary

Acronym for the words, "Oh Fucking Shit." Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Offing

The word "offing" in example sentences

The story, scripted by Oscar winning Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody, is about a newly possessed cheerleader who turns into a killer that specializes in offing her male classmates. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The story is based on an original idea imagined by Cody about a newly possessed cheerleader named Jennifer that turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The complete lack of tension involved in offing two of the show’s most important characters was a big fat drag. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Another in the offing is the Super Bowl indicator, which pred icts stock increases in the years when a team from the National Football League ' s National Football Conference wins the Super Bowl — as the NFC ' s New Orleans Saints did in February. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2010)

State of the Career: Volunteering is still the most fun I can have with my clothes on, and there are a couple of job applications in the offing, which is similarly taking up a lot of my limited attention span. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Still in the offing was the second, wider and more prolonged phase involving the forces of the five Arab nations that invaded Palestine in mid-May.) ❋ Unknown (2008)

Remember Dukakis -- no, not Olympia, but Michael -- when he was asked whether he would support the idea of offing the killer of HIS WIFE, repeat, HIS WIFE!, he said no. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If this team stays together, another deep tournament run could be in offing. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Immediately in the offing was the walling off an area of veld used for recreation, but which was dangerous at night in its present state. ❋ Unknown (1995)

_Zungeru_, rolling sluggishly at a single anchor, while steaming slowly in the offing was a light cruiser detailed to act as escort to the convoy, for more transports were under orders to rendezvous off Cape ❋ Ernest [Illustrator] Prater (1917)

Afar in our dry southwestern country is an Indian village; and in the offing is a high mountain, towering up out of the desert. ❋ Ernest Thompson Seton (1903)

The appearance of the homing fleet in the offing is a signal for as many as thirty of these garments to be put on as a mark of welcome to a returning husband. ❋ Unknown (1903)

On the offing was a crowd of brown-sailed fishing luggers returning with the night's catch. ❋ Arnold Bennett (1899)

In the offing were a few more sail headed for the same point, and during the day some twenty-five vessels of the scattered squadron came up. ❋ Willis J. Abbot (1898)

The schooner in the offing was the one touch of life within my range of vision. ❋ Egerton Castle (1889)

There in the offing was the dangerous rover, lying motionless in a calm, and offering a promising chance for capture. ❋ Charles Morris (1877)

A strong breeze set in from the offing, that is to say, a wind bearing to the south-east, the direction in which were situated the nearest of the Aleutian Islands. ❋ Unknown (1874)

Arrived at the head of the jetty, he looked out earnestly seaward, in the endeavour to trace out which of the many ships in the offing could be the Harkaways 'vessel. ❋ Bracebridge Hemyng (1871)

Every ship in the offing is a living thing to them, and the appearance of a man-of-war sends them sleepless to bed. ❋ John Richard Greene (1860)

We were armed all this time, it must be remembered; but we could not venture to fire on the boat, for although we had no doubt that the brig in the offing was the _Emu_, and that she belonged to her, we had not the proof the law requires. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

"I [sure as shit] ain't gonna be the one offing that guy without permission from the Boss. He's a made-man for [God's] sake. What do you think I am, a fuckin' [stugatz]"? ❋ Vkngfan76 (2016)

Upon learning that an associate had misappropriated funds belonging [the organization], [the Don] had to make the difficult decision of ordering the offing of the [misguided] associate. ❋ RunningMama_26 (2016)

Yo, [Dre] offed [Craig] last [week]. ❋ Xlmafia (2003)

[sup man] you comin [street racing] tonight? reply: [OFS]!!11 ❋ Tupacolypsenow (2003)

There was an [ominous] [cloud] in the [offing]. ❋ AlterLynx (2017)

He offed his [gun] before [the cop] [shook] him. ❋ Ana Paula (2006)

[Hey man], you [gettin] [fucked] tonight? OFE man! ❋ Kyle Munro (2008)

[Lebron]: [YO NIGGA]!! I NEED SOME HELP [PIMPIN] MAH LOWRIDAH..I NEED YO HELP! Justin: What the fuck for? So you can pick fruit while you drive? You fucking OFE. Lebron: HUH? Justin: Exactly. ❋ Osorio (2008)

"[Holy shit man], that was so [fucking] OFE" ❋ Dr. Blade McFiftycal (2009)

[OFS], [get off of me]! [Eh], [ofs] ,DICK! ❋ NightGTS (2005)

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