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Definition of getting : 1. of Get
2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
3. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

Synonyms:

becoming, losing, growing, refusal, grasping, pursuing, giving up, clutching

achieving, snaring, catching, snatching, winning, abducting, apprehending, occupying, seizing, taking, obtaining, collaring, securing, arresting, capturing, gaining

commandeering, grabbing, amassing, monopolizing, nabbing, harvesting, collecting, gathering, reaping, annexing, confiscating, impounding, procuring, bagging, levying, usurping, appropriating, acquiring, depriving

accepting, inspiring, devouring, pocketing, swallowing, absorbing, accessing, gulping, inhaling, receiving, gobbling, eating, ingesting, admitting, assimilating, engorging

fetching, claiming, purchasing, netting, luring, adding, heaping, accumulating, cornering, garnering, scoring, landing, incurring, assuming, wrangling, palming, retrieving, buying

Usage examples:

• We are getting to know all the drivers quite well now. - "Sisters Three", Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey.
• It's only-" " Well, I guess I'll be getting back. - "The Lookout Man", B. M. Bower.
• My father's getting out. - "Joe Burke's Last Stand", John Moncure Wetterau.