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Definition of Pointing
Pointing

of Point

The act of sharpening.

The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.

The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.

The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.

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Pointing Quotations

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
Ken Kesey

I'm cleaning toilets for $30 a day, because I needed that $30, and people are pointing at me, saying, Look at the big movie star. Look where he is now. I just said, I'm where God put me.
Willie Aames

My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.
Kathleen Blanco

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.
Mike Krzyzewski

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.
Louis Nizer

Pointing Translations

pointing in French is pointant, braquant
pointing in German is hinweisend auf
pointing in Swedish is pekande


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