The act by which something is brought.
"The police are investigating him for bringing a weapon into the school."
"The bringing of the baby home was celebrated by the whole family."
Usage: As a noun, "bringing" refers to the act of bringing something or a child into existence, but it is rarely used in casual conversation. In everyday speech, people typically use the verb form "bring" or the gerund "bringing" instead of this specific nominal usage.
present participle of bring
"She was bringing her lunch to work when she realized she had forgotten it at home."
In plain English: Bringing means carrying or moving something from one place to another.
"She is bringing her lunch to work today."
Usage: Use "bringing" to describe an action currently happening where you or someone else carry something from one place to another. Do not use it when referring to the act of causing something to happen, which requires the word "causing" instead.
Bringing is the present participle of bring, which derives from Old English bringan meaning to carry or lead. The root combines Proto-Germanic elements related to carrying and driving forward.