: 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
Amy PoehlerTexting 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
Jenna WorthamExamples of texting in a Sentence
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Many dating app users report matching with people who were engaging while texting but boring in person, yet no studies exist that show whether chatfishers get more dates.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Ookla analyst Mike Dano suggests in the report that Verizon subscribers with Android phones are less interested in T-Satellite because those with recent Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones already have free satellite texting from that carrier’s partner Skylo.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The on-again, off-again relationship struggled under the strain of the reality before Mack was killed in a texting and driving accident, less than halfway through Neeley's pregnancy.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Red Robin Those who sign up for the Red Robin Royalty Program, opt in for promotional texting and earn at least 10 points in the prior year can get a free burger on their birthday.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Ookla analyst Mike Dano suggests in the report that Verizon subscribers with Android phones are less interested in T-Satellite because those with recent Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones already have free satellite texting from that carrier’s partner Skylo.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The on-again, off-again relationship struggled under the strain of the reality before Mack was killed in a texting and driving accident, less than halfway through Neeley's pregnancy.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Red Robin Those who sign up for the Red Robin Royalty Program, opt in for promotional texting and earn at least 10 points in the prior year can get a free burger on their birthday.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Texting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/texting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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