Home › Words › S › servingserving/ˈsɜːvɪŋ/serving means the act or process of serving.serving is pronounced /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/.EtymologyBy surface analysis, serve + -ing.nounThe act or process of serving.An instance of that act or process.The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.A fraction or share.e.g.“Very few Latino rock and roll bands, in the days before Santana, managed to successfully steal even a slight serving of the nation's auditory attention.” — 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 154:A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.servable 65% match — Capable (as a meal, lawsuit, etc.) of being served. vs serving →servee 64% match — One who is served, or served to; the recipient of a service. vs serving →servience 61% match — The state of being servient. vs serving →dispensing 60% match — The act by which something is dispensed or served out. vs serving →servanthood 59% match — The role of being a servant. vs serving →servery 58% match — A place where food is served, either the surface itself or the room; a food counter or canteen or cafeteria service area. vs serving →delivering 58% match — An act of delivering. vs serving →servitorship 58% match — The office, rank, or condition of a servitor. vs serving →