(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole
Compare contingency (sense 4)
Examples of 'adding' in a sentence
adding
Then came the keyboards player, adding a shimmering chord from the synthesizer.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
She felt that familiar fear uncoil in her stomach, adding to the fear she felt from what she'd learned.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2002)
All related terms of 'adding'
add
If you add one thing to another, you put it in or on the other thing, to increase, complete , or improve it.
adding machine
a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting , multiplying , and dividing
add in
If you add in something, you include it as a part of something else.
add-on
If one thing is added on to another, it is attached to the other thing, or is made a part of it.
add up
If facts or events do not add up , they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent . If something that someone has said or done adds up , it is reasonable and sensible .
add up to
If amounts add up to a particular total , they result in that total when they are put together .
add to the check
If you add an item or expense to the check at a restaurant or hotel , you put an extra charge onto a customer's bill to charge for an additional service they have used.