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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 respond
2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
Familiarity information: ALERTING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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