mattering

mattering

1. present participle and gerund of matter

mattering (plural matterings)

1. (rare) The quality of something that matters; significance; importance.
   • 2015, John M. Doris, Talking to Our Selves: Reflection, Ignorance, and Agency:

     But not all matterings matter the same: you value your daily respite at the coffee shop that's long brightened your mornings, but if that shop goes under, you wouldn't—I hope—be facing existential threat.

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