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UK [ˈriːdɪŋ] / US [ˈrɪdɪŋ] noun
Word forms "reading":
singular reading plural readings

1)

a) [uncountable] the process of recognizing written or printed words and understanding their meaning

My little boy is having difficulty with his reading.

b) [only before noun] relating to the process of reading

a test for assessing children's reading skills

2) [singular/uncountable] the act of reading or studying a book, newspaper, document etc

I haven't done much reading lately.

background reading (= books, articles etc containing general information about a subject):

Included in the book are suggestions for background reading.

3) [uncountable] something that you read

This report is my bedtime reading at the moment.

reading material/matter:

The prisoners have limited reading material.

4)

a) [countable] an event at which someone reads something to a group of people

We attended the reading of my uncle's will.

give a reading:

She is giving a poetry reading tonight.

b) something that someone reads to a group of people, for example at a public event or religious ceremony

This morning's reading is from the Old Testament.

5) [countable] a number or amount shown on a piece of measuring equipment

The magnetism in the rock could produce distorted compass readings.

6) [countable] a particular way of thinking about a situation, statement, or event

a modern reading of Freud's work

7) [countable] one of three occasions when a bill (= new law) is read to Parliament in the UK and discussed before it can become law

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make (for) interesting/tedious etc reading — to be interesting/boring etc to read

The latest survey makes grim reading.