1 [usuallypl.] an event; something that happens, often sth unusual:
There have been strange happenings here lately. * The momentous happenings of the past few weeks had left her feeling exhausted. -< EVENT
2 an artistic performance or event that is not planned
adjective [onlybeforenoun] (informal) where there is a lot of exciting activity; fashionable:
a happening place
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