Associations to the word «Contracting»

Wiktionary

CONTRACTING, adjective. That is getting smaller.
CONTRACTING, verb. Present participle of contract, as in hiring or trading.

Dictionary definition

CONTRACTING, noun. Becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche