starting (Adjective) — (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear. ex. "with eyes starting from their sockets"
starting (Adjective) — Appropriate to the beginning or start of an event. ex. "the starting point" ex. "hands in the starting position"
starting (Noun) — A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning). ex. "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
starting (Verb) — Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. ex. "Who will start?"
starting (Verb) — Set in motion, cause to start. ex. "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
starting (Verb) — Head for somewhere else. ex. "The family started for Florida"
starting (Verb) — Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. ex. "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
starting (Verb) — Bring into being. ex. "Start a foundation"
starting (Verb) — Get off the ground. ex. "Who started this company?" ex. "I start my day with a good breakfast" ex. "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" ex. "Who started up this company?"
starting (Verb) — Move suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.
starting (Verb) — Get going or set in motion. ex. "We simply could not start the engine" ex. "start up the computer"
starting (Verb) — Begin or set in motion. ex. "I start at eight in the morning"
starting (Verb) — Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job. ex. "start a new job"
starting (Verb) — (sport) play in the starting lineup.
starting (Verb) — Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. ex. "The novel starts with a murder"
starting (Verb) — Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. ex. "She started the soup while it was still hot" ex. "We started physics in 10th grade"
starting (Verb) — Bulge outward. ex. "His eyes started"