different between fanding vs finding

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænd??

Etymology 1

From Middle English fanding, fonding, from Old English fandung (“investigation, trial, temptation, test, proof”), verbal noun of Old English fandian (“to try, attempt, tempt, test, examine, explore, search out, experience, visit”), equivalent to fand +? -ing. More at fand.

Noun

fanding

1. (obsolete) Trial; temptation.

Etymology 2

From fand.

Verb

fanding

1. present participle of fand

English

Etymology

From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?nd??/
• Hyphenation: find?ing

Noun

finding (plural findings)

1. A result of research or an investigation.
2. (law) A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
3. That which is found, a find, a discovery.
4. The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
5. (Canada, US, generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. [from 19th century]
6. A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. [from 19th century]

Derived terms

• fault-finding, faultfinding
• findings
• key finding
• wayfinding

Translations

Verb

finding

1. present participle of find

References

• “finding, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2016