noun
Uncommon
seeding
SEE-dihng
Seeding (noun) means the process of arranging competitors' ranked positions before a tournament. Example: “The seeding was announced a week before the tournament began.”
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The process of arranging competitors' ranked positions before a tournament.
"Everybody likes to second‐guess computers, including who seed the pros. Nothing could have better exposed the vulnerability of the computer seeding than the spectacle of clay‐court experts looking like weekend hackers on grass."
— , Reflection on the Seedings Fills Pause at Wimbledon (1979)
"The seeding was announced a week before the tournament began."
How to use seeding
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe ranking system used to set up who plays whom in a tournament bracket.
Common pairings
tournament seeding
top seeding
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Word forms
- Plural
- seedings
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Rhymes for seeding
needing
feeding
weeding
bleeding
breeding
speeding
receding
exceeding
preceding
proceeding
succeeding
inbreeding
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Frequently asked questions
What does “seeding” mean?
The word “seeding” means the process of arranging competitors' ranked positions before a tournament. In plain terms, the ranking system used to set up who plays whom in a tournament bracket.
How do you pronounce “seeding”?
“Seeding” is pronounced SEE-dihng (/ˈsiːdɪŋ/ in IPA).
How do you use “seeding” in a sentence?
Here is “seeding” used in a sentence: “The seeding was announced a week before the tournament began.”
What part of speech is “seeding”?
“Seeding” is a noun.
Is “seeding” a common word?
“Seeding” is an uncommon word in modern English.
