Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: offing
IPA transcription: ['ɔfɪŋ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: offing
    Meaning: the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"
  • Synonyms: offing
    Meaning: the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
Usage examples
  • Prairie chickens nestled along the single-file trail. Deer bounded from the poplar thickets and shy coyotes barked all night in the offing.
  • The ulster and the felt hat soon came off again, for a head wind lay waiting in the offing, and the "Spartacus" began to pitch and toss in a manner which made all her unseasoned passengers glad to betake themselves to their berths.