signing
/ˈsaɪnɪŋ/ noun A2- The act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company.
- A player signed by a sporting organization.
- An event held in a bookshop etc. where copies of a book are signed by the author.
- The use of sign language; skill at using a sign language.
Plural signings
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I have jotted down the form here, if you would not mind signing it.
She expected every moment that she should see Morrel appear, pale and trembling, to forbid the signing of the contract, like the Laird of Ravenswood in The Bride of Lammermoor.
“What, you, count?” said Madame Danglars, signing; “if you are, take care, for I shall never forgive you.”
“But go on signing,” said Monte Cristo; “I perceive that my story has caused a general emotion, and I beg to apologize to you, baroness, and to Mademoiselle Danglars.”
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