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(hæpənɪŋ)
Word forms: plural happenings
1. countable noun [usually plural]
Happenings are things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain.
The Budapest office plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings.
Synonyms: event, incident, occasion, case More Synonyms of happening
2. graded adjective
If you describe something or someone as happening, you mean that they are exciting or lively, and involved in the newest fashions or trends.
[informal]
...a definitive area-by-area guide to the hip and happening bands.
...the most happening place at the moment, the Que Club.
Synonyms: fashionable, modern, popular, cool [informal] More Synonyms of happening

happening in British English

(ˈhæpənɪŋ, ˈhæpnɪŋ)
noun
1. 
an occurrence; event
2. 
an improvised or spontaneous display or performance consisting of bizarre and haphazard events
adjective
3.  informal
fashionable and up-to-the-minute

happening in American English

(ˈhæpənɪŋ; informally ˈhæpnɪŋ)
noun
1. 
something that happens; occurrence; incident; event
2.  US
a. 
a theatrical performance of unrelated and bizarre or ludicrous actions, often spontaneous and with some participation by the audience
b. 
any event regarded as important, entertaining, newsworthy, etc.

Examples of 'happening' in a sentence
happening

We have already made changes and sought to remove the likelihood of something like that happening again.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Is there is a way to stop this happening?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Are we trying to punish or are we trying to discourage something happening?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I need the council to guarantee it will stop this happening in future.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He also offers tutorials on staging street performances and happenings, including one designed to help hippies understand pavements.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I'm sure her nana naps will stop that happening.
The Sun (2016)
He said: 'In rehearsals there was that energy of something special happening.
The Sun (2016)
How can I stop this happening?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If your father sees this happening, I predict that he will feel less estranged from you and the rest of the family.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We must stop something like this happening again.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
No one knew how to stop this happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You only dream of things like this happening.
The Sun (2010)
We can see all this happening in the manuscripts.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
All this good news and yet strange stuff kept happening that was causing me concern.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What are the chances of something like that happening?
The Sun (2015)
There is always something new and exciting happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We have made lasting changes to ensure against this happening again.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Is it possible to stop this decline happening?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We cannot have things like this happening.
The Sun (2006)
We can already see this happening in areas like food retailing and processing.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
We take it on trust that there is something marvellous happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They feel it is most ethical to avoid any chance of this happening again.
The Sun (2015)
Here are some tips to stop that happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The good man knew not what to say or think at such an odd thing happening.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (1812)
It is hard to see that happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We had to expect something like that happening.
The Sun (2009)
Now he probably fears the same happening again.
The Sun (2008)
Here are five athletes who could stop that happening.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
How do you stop that kind of thing happening?
The Sun (2006)
Do we now expect to see the same happening to golf?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Miles is uncritical and seems to think that outrageous performance art and happenings are justified because they make people think.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Expect strange happenings in a beautiful, eerie sandstone setting.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
 Strange happenings there make her wonder how much the others know about the money and make her realise that her life is at risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He was'playing about with happenings and performances which involved music and tape recordings '.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
happening

British English: happening NOUN
Happenings are things that happen, often in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain.
They plan to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings.
  • American English: happening
  • Brazilian Portuguese: acontecimento
  • Chinese: > 事件常指意外或难以解释的
  • European Spanish: suceso
  • French: événement
  • German: Ereignis
  • Italian: avvenimento
  • Japanese: 出来事
  • Korean: 사건
  • European Portuguese: acontecimento
  • Latin American Spanish: suceso

All related terms of 'happening'

'appen
(of an event in time) to come about or take place; occur
happen
Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned .
tide
The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore .
happen by
to appear, arrive , or come casually or by chance
happen on
to find by chance
(noun) 
Definition
an event that often occurs in a way that is unexpected or hard to explain
plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings
Synonyms
event
in the wake of recent events in Europe
incident
They have not based it on any incident from the past.
occasion
It will be a unique family occasion.
case
Some cases of arthritis respond to a gluten-free diet.
experience
It was an experience I would not like to go through again.
chance
affair
Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the minister this morning.
scene
There were emotional scenes as the refugees enjoyed their first breath of freedom.
accident
proceeding
episode
an unhappy episode in my life
adventure
I set off for a new adventure in the US on the first day of the year.
phenomenon
scientific explanations of this natural phenomenon
occurrence
Traffic jams are now a daily occurrence.
escapade
(adjective) 
the most happening place at the moment, the Que Club
Synonyms
fashionable
It became fashionable to eat certain foods.
modern
popular
This is the most popular game ever devised.
cool (informal)
He was trying to be really cool and trendy.
exciting
hip (informal)
a hip young character with tight-cropped hair
up to date
plugged-in (slang)
du jour (French)
culty
funky

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adventure
Definition
a risky undertaking, the ending of which is uncertain
I set off for a new adventure in the US on the first day of the year.
Synonyms
venture,
experience,
chance,
risk,
incident,
enterprise,
speculation,
undertaking,
exploit,
fling,
hazard,
occurrence,
contingency,
caper,
escapade
in the sense of affair
Definition
something previously specified
Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the minister this morning.
Synonyms
occasion,
happening,
experience,
event,
celebration,
occurrence
in the sense of case
Definition
a single instance or example of something
Some cases of arthritis respond to a gluten-free diet.
Synonyms
instance,
example,
occasion,
specimen,
occurrence

Nearby words of
happening

  • hapless
  • happen
  • happen on or upon something
  • happening
  • happily
  • happiness
  • happy

Related terms of
happening

  • happen
  • happen on or upon something

Synonyms of 'happening'

happening

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