: the act or activity of sending text messages from one cell phone to another
When I moved to Chicago, I used a paper map that folded in your lap to navigate the city. There was no Internet, no e-mail, no texting …—
Amy Poehler
Amy PoehlerTexting freed a generation from the strictures and inconvenience (and awkwardness) of phone calls, while allowing people to be more loosely and constantly connected.—Jenna Wortham
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You may be used to texting and Snapchat, and may feel intimidated to talk to clients one-on-one on a call.
—Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Federal authorities said Carty contacted the victim thousands of times throughout the scheme using different phone numbers and texting platforms.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The plan includes unlimited talk, texting, data, international calling to over 230 countries, device protection, roadside assistance and telehealth coverage, the website states.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The online form notes that T-Satellite costs $10 per month for satellite connectivity in the carrier’s dead zones and supports texting and data for select mobile apps.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
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Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Federal authorities said Carty contacted the victim thousands of times throughout the scheme using different phone numbers and texting platforms.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The plan includes unlimited talk, texting, data, international calling to over 230 countries, device protection, roadside assistance and telehealth coverage, the website states.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The online form notes that T-Satellite costs $10 per month for satellite connectivity in the carrier’s dead zones and supports texting and data for select mobile apps.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for texting
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“Texting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/texting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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