HAPPENING

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event

(noun) an event that happens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

happening

present participle of happen

Adjective

happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)

(slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.

(slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.

Etymology 2

Noun

happening (plural happenings)

Something that happens.

A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

Source: Wiktionary


HAPPEN

Hap"pen, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Happened; p. pr. & vb. n. Happening.] Etym: [OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]

1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. There shall no evil happen to the just. Prov. xii. 21.

2. To take place; to occur. All these things which had happened. Luke xxiv. 14. To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have happened on some other accounts." Graunt.

– To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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