Meaning & Definition of Designing in English

1. The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

• "He contributed to the design of a new instrument"

1. Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

• "A selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of european intrigue"- w.churchill

• "A scheming wife"

• "A scheming gold digger"