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sorting

/sˈɔɹtɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Sorting means: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.

Synonyms for sorting4

noun, as in the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

classification, categorization, categorisation

noun, as in an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

What does sorting mean?3

noun

1

the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

2

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion“the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”

3

grouping by class or kind or size

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sorting?9

two syllables

sportingcourtingsnorting
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Sorting in a sentence

  • I'm just sorting out some suitable clothes to take on holiday.CK
  • I spent several days sorting through her papers.CK
  • I don't feel like sorting clothes right now.CM
  • I created this automatic program to expedite the banal task of sorting these images.GiggyMantis
  • Sorting your packaging means actively participating in the preservation of the environment.SunnyMoon
  • Ziri spent hours sorting items in the attic.always
  • Modern ore sorting technologies improve efficiency in mining operations.mraz
  • I suppose I should probably start sorting my bookmarks out.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sorting

as a noun

plural
sortings