summing-up

noun

sum·​ming-up ˌsə-miŋ-ˈəp How to pronounce summing-up (audio)
plural summings-up ˌsə-miŋz-ˈəp How to pronounce summing-up (audio)
: the act or statement of one who sums up

Examples of summing-up in a Sentence

there's no time to get into all the details, so could you give me a quick summing-up?
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Maurice Drake, the judge in his trial, also presided over the Bridgewater case, in which he was accused of misdirecting the jury with a biased summing-up. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 What’s fascinating about it is that it’s explicitly offered as a summing-up statement from Godard to the world. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of summing-up was in 1641

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“Summing-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summing-up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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