HAPPENING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does happening mean? 

• HAPPENING (noun)
  The noun HAPPENING has 1 sense:

1. an event that happens

  Familiarity information: HAPPENING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAPPENING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An event that happens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent

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

event (something that happens at a given place and time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "happening"):

union (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts)

success (an event that accomplishes its intended purpose)

appearance (the event of coming into sight)

destiny; fate (an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future)

disappearance (the event of passing out of sight)

disappearance (ceasing to exist)

contact; impinging; striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)

finish (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race))

collapse (a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in)

break; interruption (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity)

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)

news event (a newsworthy event)

flash (a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)

convergence (the occurrence of two or more things coming together)

juncture; occasion (an event that occurs at a critical time)

burst; flare-up; outburst (a sudden intense happening)

eruption; irruption; outbreak (a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition))

black eye; blow; reversal; reverse; setback (an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating)

bonanza; boom; bunce; godsend; gold rush; gravy; manna from heaven; windfall (a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money))

collapse; crash (a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures))

supervention (a following on in addition)

conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)

avalanche (a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things)

experience (an event as apprehended)

trouble (an event causing distress or pain)

treat (an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight)

miracle (any amazing or wonderful occurrence)

marvel; wonder (something that causes feelings of wonder)

thing (an event)

episode (a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events)

contingence; contingency; eventuality (a possible event or occurrence or result)

beginning (the event consisting of the start of something)

accompaniment; attendant; co-occurrence; concomitant (an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)

one-off (a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated)

periodic event; recurrent event (an event that recurs at intervals)

alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)

computer error; error ((computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer)

accident; chance event; fortuity; stroke (anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause)

fire (the event of something burning (often destructive))

incident (a single distinct event)

discharge (the sudden giving off of energy)

case; example; instance (an occurrence of something)

motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

Derivation:

happen (come to pass)

 Context examples 

Exciting things are happening in your life, and it involves the new friends and contacts you will be making this month and throughout the year.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The Rensselaer researchers not only established why that instability was happening, but also developed a way to combat it.

(Creating Better Lithium-Ion Batteries Made Possible with New Discovery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

But in a new study, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Villanova University and other institutions discovered something strange happening in marshes.

(High carbon dioxide can create 'shrinking stems' in marshes, National Science Foundation)

The good man knew not what to say or think at such an odd thing happening.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

"It is a most marvellous happening," Singletree, Darnley & Co. wrote Martin, a critical philosophic essay selling like a novel.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It could scarcely be called a happening, when, at the age of twenty-five, she accompanied her mistress on a bit of travel to the United States.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“This is the only way we can understand what is happening to the star.”

(ESO Telescope Sees Surface of Dim Betelgeuse, ESO)

However, the present study shows for the first time that, due to the warming of the Indo-Pacific oceans, changes in MJO circulation are already happening.

(Global disasters linked to warming Indo-Pacific seas, SciDev.Net)

I'm not asking about mere suspiciousness; I am interested if the patient is convinced that these things are happening to him/her.

(NPI - Have Beliefs That You Know are Not True, NCI Thesaurus)

Happening or arising or located within some limits, or especially, within some surface.

(Internal, NCI Thesaurus)