Explore Refereeing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like officiation or officiating. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Refereeing meaning
present participle and gerund of referee
Synonyms of Refereeing
Using Refereeing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of referee
- Useful related words include: umpirage, officiation, officiating, decision making.
- In the example corpus, refereeing often appears in combinations such as: of refereeing, the refereeing, refereeing in.
Context around Refereeing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Refereeing
- In this selection, "refereeing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, started, job, great, body, expert and decisions stand out and add context to how "refereeing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are three refereeing with the and back of refereeing us. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "refereeing" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with refereeing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s a tough job (refereeing). (6 words)
What has she said on refereeing? (6 words)
This refereeing phraseology couldn't be more straightforward. (8 words)
Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday, he said: “I think Anthony Taylor is doing a Championship game this weekend so that’s three referees who have been relegated on the back of refereeing us. (37 words)
The body responsible for refereeing in the Premier League admitted on Sunday that Brentford’s equalising goal in a 1-1 draw at Premier League leaders Arsenal was not properly checked for offside by the VAR officials. (37 words)
Post match BBC Essex said they didn't think the refereeing decisions were the reason we lost but I'm sorry as it was a key decision that led to the first goal. (33 words)
Aren't playing and refereeing at a professional level different skill sets? (12 words)
What has been your view on the refereeing standards this season? (11 words)
What has she said on refereeing? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
Aren't playing and refereeing at a professional level different skill sets?
Brighton, meanwhile, revealed on Sunday morning that they had received an apology from the refereeing body - which they accepted.
He started refereeing at the age of 19, turning professional five years later, and has won the New Zealand referee of the year award three times.
If you’d have been refereeing, you’d have given it.
It’s a tough job (refereeing).
Kolten Jelden keeps the action moving while refereeing a game at the Denver Coliseum March 2, 2023.
Our refereeing expert Finlay Elder clears up confusion over the chain of events which saw former Don Andy Considine's own goal for St Johnstone against Aberdeen ruled out.
Post match BBC Essex said they didn't think the refereeing decisions were the reason we lost but I'm sorry as it was a key decision that led to the first goal.
She then met former Group Three referee's boss Tony Hardy and his wife Bev while refereeing in Newcastle.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday, he said: “I think Anthony Taylor is doing a Championship game this weekend so that’s three referees who have been relegated on the back of refereeing us.
The body responsible for refereeing in the Premier League admitted on Sunday that Brentford’s equalising goal in a 1-1 draw at Premier League leaders Arsenal was not properly checked for offside by the VAR officials.
The first was a stonewall yellow card and then it was great refereeing.
The former top flight official became the the chief refereeing officer of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited last year and was working his way around visiting each Premier League club.
The pitch is the same size everywhere, there are three refereeing with the fourth, the ball is round, there is air in the ball.
This refereeing phraseology couldn't be more straightforward.
What has been your view on the refereeing standards this season?
What has she said on refereeing?
Wright's speaking out against the errors comes amid acceptance from the refereeing body that 'human errors' had led to the mistakes.
At this point, most punters probably thought ‘Fair play,’ good refereeing.
But anyone caught disgracing the uniform, the refereeing body and by extension Nigeria football, will be thrown into a permanent cooler.
Common combinations with refereeing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of refereeing 12×
- the refereeing 11×
- refereeing in 5×
- refereeing at 4×
- refereeing body 4×
- refereeing decisions 4×
- refereeing the 4×
- while refereeing 3×
- refereeing and 3×
- started refereeing 2×