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babbitting

babbitting is the present participle and gerund of babbitt.

Meaning of babbitt

Verb

babbitt (third-person singular simple present babbitts, present participle babbitting, simple past and past participle babbitted)

  1. (transitive) To line (something) with babbitt metal to reduce friction.
    • The main bearings were babbitted and line-bored.

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Questions about babbitting

What is babbitting the present participle and gerund of?
Babbitting is the present participle and gerund of babbitt.

Words near babbitting in the dictionary

  1. Babbitt's metals
  2. babbitted
  3. babbitter
  4. babbitters
  5. Babbittian
  6. babbitting
  7. Babbittism
  8. babbittry
  9. babbitts
  10. babblative
  11. babble

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