pointing

[US]/ˈpɔintiŋ/
[UK]/'pɔɪntɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. indication

Phrases & Collocations

pointing fingers

pointing out

pointing towards

pointing the way

pointing a gun

pointing a finger

pointing device

Example Sentences

a sign pointing left.

pointing a finger at the suspect;

she was assiduous in pointing out every feature.

pointing off the hundredths place in a column of figures.

The arrow on the barometer was pointing to “Stormy”.

The team was pointing for the game with the neighboring college.

he glared defiance at the pistols pointing down at him.

people were nudging each other and pointing at me.

the lads were nudging each other and pointing at me.

antrorse Opposite of retrorse; pointing or turned forward or upward.

She walked with her shoulders back and her nose pointing skyward.

She finished by tartly pointing out that he owed her some money.

When I turned round he was pointing a dirty great gun at me.

New high-speed trains are pointing the way to a new age of European travel.

The old is pointing to in front a cuspidor that place says: "The person that lose should drink that stuff inside.

The church tower stood against the sky like a finger pointing towards heaven.

I got the fright of my life when I saw the gun pointing at me.

He took me around our new offices, pointing out all the salient features.

I was just walking down the road and the next thing I knew someone was pointing a gun at my face.

Real-world Examples

I don't know if he was pointing.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation October 2022

Perhaps we should look where they're pointing. - Yes.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

Everybody - most of the country is really pointing at President Jair Bolsonaro.

Source: NPR News June 2021 Compilation

Your heel, the back part of your foot, should be pointing down.

Source: Global Slow English

I'm not pointing at her, no. I'm pointing at her.

Source: Friends Season 6

Despite the high stakes, the action from Washington has been mostly - finger pointing.

Source: VOA Standard February 2013 Collection

Sterzick tells me that the cop was pointing the gun in your face.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

Oh, come on Rach, you know the bottle was totally pointing at me.

Source: Friends Season 2

The summer solstice is when the tilt is pointing us exactly toward the sun.

Source: Children's Science Show

Space officials believe SLIM is actually not pointing in the correct direction.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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