MSN home
Mail
My MSN
encarta
greeting cards
encarta
®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Official Unionist Party
officialdom
officialese
officialism
officiary
officiate
officinal
officious
offing
offish
offload
offprint
offsaddle
offscourings
offset
offshoot
offshore
Also available:
World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français
offing
off·ing
[
áwfing,
óffing
]
noun
Definition:
distant sea seen from shore:
the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore
[
Early 17th century. Probably <off
]
in the offing
expected or likely in the future
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
MSN Privacy
Legal
Advertise
Feedback
Help
© 2009 Microsoft