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Adjective orienting has 1 sense

orienting, orientating - positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees"
Antonyms: disorienting, confusing, estranging, stunning, stupefying

Verb orient has 3 senses

orient, point - be oriented; "The weather vane points North"
--₁ is one way to lie
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
orient, orientate - determine one's position with reference to another point
--₂ is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine
Antonyms: disorient, disorientate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
orient - cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"
--₃ is one way to position
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP