Meaning & use

Cueing

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Present participle of "cue," meaning giving a signal to prompt someone to act, speak, or begin something.

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The director stood offstage, cueing the actors for their entrances.

The app uses gentle sounds for cueing users when it's their turn to speak.

A note on using this word

Also spelled "cuing"; both spellings are considered correct, though "cueing" is slightly more common.

Words with a similar meaning

promptingsignalingtriggering

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