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alligatoring

alligatoring noun: a pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint. Also the present participle and gerund of alligator.

Noun

alligatoring (uncountable)

  1. (painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
  2. The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
  3. A manufacturing defect that can occur during rolling in which the metal sheet splits in half across a plane parallel to the rolling plane, resulting in a shape resembling an alligator mouth.

Also used as

alligatoring is also the present participle and gerund of alligator.

Synonyms of alligatoring

Questions about alligatoring

What does alligatoring mean?
Alligatoring means a pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
What part of speech is alligatoring?
Alligatoring is a noun.

Words near alligatoring in the dictionary

  1. alligatorfishes
  2. alligatorid
  3. alligatorids
  4. alligatorine
  5. alligatorines
  6. alligatoring
  7. alligatorlike
  8. alligatoroid
  9. alligatoroids
  10. alligators
  11. alligatorweed

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