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plotting

/plˈɑtɪŋ/verb2 syllables

Plotting means: make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed.

Synonyms for plotting3

verb, as in make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

diagram, plot

verb, as in make a plot of

plat, plot

verb, as in plan secretly, usually something illegal

plot

verb, as in devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)

plot

What does plotting mean?4

verb

1

make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

2

make a plot of“Plat the town”

3

plan secretly, usually something illegal“They plotted the overthrow of the government”

4

devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)“the writer is plotting a new novel”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plotting?3

two syllables

spottingrottingsquatting
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Plotting in a sentence

  • He's plotting something against his own family, and it sounds quite fishy.LoverofEnglish
  • There is a rumor that the radicals are plotting against the government.CM
  • The king was convinced that everyone was plotting against him.Hybrid
  • Sami has been plotting to kill Layla for months.OsoHombre
  • Sami was plotting with Layla to kill her husband.OsoHombre
  • Yanni and Skura were plotting to kill their parents for insurance.Amastan
  • Ziri knows that Rima is diabolically plotting against him.Amastan
  • They are plotting to kill the king.CC

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