: 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
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Due to the Covid lockdowns, Gen Z missed out on key socialization time, spending days communicating via Zoom calls and texting.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
According to North Carolina’s Hands-Free law, texting and emailing while driving are prohibited, but eating while behind the wheel is legal, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
My Training Was 100 Percent Remote The Synrgy model is entirely remote—through WhatsApp texting, a custom Training Peaks workout calendar with daily notes, and occasional video calls to check in with my coach.
—Micah Ling, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
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Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
According to North Carolina’s Hands-Free law, texting and emailing while driving are prohibited, but eating while behind the wheel is legal, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
My Training Was 100 Percent Remote The Synrgy model is entirely remote—through WhatsApp texting, a custom Training Peaks workout calendar with daily notes, and occasional video calls to check in with my coach.
—Micah Ling, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for texting
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“Texting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/texting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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