texting

noun

text·ing ˈtek-stiŋ

: the act or activity of sending text messages from one cell phone to another

When I moved to Chicago, I used a paper map that folded in your lap to navigate the city. There was no Internet, no e-mail, no texting … . A few people in the late eighties had giant cell phones that lived in tiny suitcases, and I saw some in movies.—

Amy Poehler

Texting freed a generation from the strictures and inconvenience (and awkwardness) of phone calls, while allowing people to be more loosely and constantly connected.—

Jenna Wortham

Examples of texting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another interesting piece of technology was the Blackberry, a phone with a usable keyboard that could handle both texting and email. —

Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024 Changes in how people communicate — more texting, less emailing — have also posed challenges to Paperless Post’s business model. —

Christopher Barnard, New York Times, 21 May 2024 Keep in mind that all of these private messaging apps are about securing your messages, not engaging in anonymous texting. —

PCMAG, 15 May 2024 Currently, only three of the state’s eight call centers are reachable by text, but with a sustainable funding source for the service, the state would expand its texting capacity, Breidenstine said. —

Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024 Many students used the opportunity to create public service announcements for cleaner oceans or against food waste and texting while driving. —

Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024 Like a cell tower in space, Direct to Cell will allow access to texting, calling, and browsing in traditionally remote areas. —

Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024 From simple email and texting to social media and video teleconferencing, the digital connection helps maintain ties to family, friends, customers, and suppliers, often across great distances. —

Gary S. Cross, Fortune, 8 May 2024 The program will also improve communication and help organizations utilize texting, phone calls and video conferences in multiple languages to help families complete their forms. —

Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024

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