Translate backing | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of backing
noun
1support or help:he accepted the backing of the police group they had financial backing from local firms a layer of material that forms, protects, or strengthens the back of something:the fabric has a special backing for durability (especially in popular music) the music or singing that accompanies the main singer or soloist:the trio provided backing to some of the most popular vocalists of the day [as modifier]:backing vocals
2 Phonetics the movement of the place of formation of a sound toward the back of the mouth.
