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ALERTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alerting mean? 

ALERTING (noun)
  The noun ALERTING has 2 senses:

1. a state of readiness to respondplay

2. a warning serves to make you more alert to dangerplay

  Familiarity information: ALERTING used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALERTING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of readiness to respond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

alerting; alertness

Context example:

alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG

Hypernyms ("alerting" is a kind of...):

arousal (a state of heightened physiological activity)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A warning serves to make you more alert to danger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

alert; alerting

Hypernyms ("alerting" is a kind of...):

warning (a message informing of danger)

Instance hyponyms:

EAS; Emergency Alert System (a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events)


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