Sorting - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɔːrtɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word sorting
Brit.  |ˈsɔːtɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word sorting
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to sort

noun

- an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (syn: sort)
the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories (syn: categorization, classification)
- grouping by class or kind or size

Extra examples

Sorting the mail is part of her daily schedule.

...fishermen sorting out their catch...

...took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic...

I was in the middle of sorting some papers when the phone rang.

Don't worry about sorting them out - I'll do it later.

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