: 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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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
Calls can be made through the Garmin Bounce 2, as well as two-way texting.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This includes, but is not limited to, refraining from emailing, texting, calling or otherwise contacting any MPRM employees, consultants, vendors or clients using MPRM email addresses and/or other MPRM property.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
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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
Calls can be made through the Garmin Bounce 2, as well as two-way texting.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This includes, but is not limited to, refraining from emailing, texting, calling or otherwise contacting any MPRM employees, consultants, vendors or clients using MPRM email addresses and/or other MPRM property.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Sep. 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 10 Oct. 2025.
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