MANEUVERING
Verb
maneuvering
(US) present participle of maneuver
Noun
maneuvering (plural maneuverings)
(US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers
Source: Wiktionary
MANEUVER
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, n. Etym: [F. manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL.
manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L.manus hand + opera, fr.
opus work. See Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.]
1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval
evolution, movement, or change of position.
2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding;
stratagem.
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Maneuvered or
Manoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering (, or Manoeuvring (.] Etym:
[Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See Maneuver, n.]
1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics;
to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in
attack or defense.
2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. t.
Definition: To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition