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Pronunciation: /kjuː/

noun

  • a long straight tapering wooden rod for striking the ball in snooker, billiards, etc..

verb (cues, cueing or cuing, cued)

[no object]
  • use a cue to strike the ball: Mark cued well early on

Origin:

mid 18th century (denoting a long plait or pigtail): variant of queue

Spelling help

Cueing is usually spelled with an e, although cuing is also correct.

Do not confuse cue with queue. Cue means 'a signal for action' ( the announcement was a cue for the crowd to gather) or 'a long wooden rod', whereas queue means 'a line of people or vehicles' ( I joined the end of the queue).