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# balancing

«balancing» in Mova's school dictionary: **keeping something steady so it does not fall, like…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form of balance (balance, balances, balanced, balancing); adjective (balancing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Balancing means keeping something steady so it does not fall, like balancing on one foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#m1)

2) Balancing means making two sides weigh or be worth the same, like a scale with equal weights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#m2)

3) Balancing money means making sure what comes in and goes out match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a balance scale with equal weights on each side; balance means equal, like the two sides of an equation; add what is missing to the lighter side. In science: forces balancing each other; a balanced diet. In PE: balancing on a beam. Phrases: balancing act, balancing on, balancing the scales, balancing the books.

### examples

- The scale is balancing: 3 apples on one side and 600 g on the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x1)
- She is balancing 4 books on her head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x2)
- Balancing the scale needs 2 more weights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x3)
- What number keeps the two sides balancing? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x4)
- The gymnast is balancing on the beam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x5)
- He was balancing on one leg for 30 seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x6)
- Seals can learn balancing a ball on their nose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x7)
- Balancing an equation means both sides have the same value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/#x8)

### note

From «balance»; «balanced» is the past form and adjective. Balance means equal: the two sides have the same amount. Trap: add what is missing to the lighter side. Trap: if 3 apples balance 600 g, then 1 apple is 200 g.

### In the corpora

- [Many zoos have stopped tricks like ball balancing and show natural behaviour instead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/100-sea-lions-seals-and-otters/8/)
- [Your eyes help you balance, so balancing is harder with your eyes closed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/13/)
- [Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.989/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «balancing» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.