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brailing

brailing is the present participle and gerund of brail.

Noun

brailing (plural brailings)

  1. Synonym of brail (“rope for trussing sails”).
    • During the day the brailings were rolled up and tied with tapes.2007, Ron Pottinger, A Soldier in the Cockpit, page 13
    Synonyms:
    brail
  2. (camping) Any of the loops at the base of a tent that allow it to be secured with pegs.

Meaning of brail

Verb

brail (third-person singular simple present brails, present participle brailing, simple past and past participle brailed)

  1. To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
    • The winds blew at their own caprice and there was brailing and loosing of canvas.1993, Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford

See all 6 meanings of brail

Synonyms of brailing

Forms of brailing

pluralbrailings

Questions about brailing

What does brailing mean?
Brailing means synonym of brail (“rope for trussing sails”).
What is brailing the present participle and gerund of?
Brailing is the present participle and gerund of brail.
What part of speech is brailing?
Brailing is a noun.
What is the plural of brailing?
The plural of brailing is brailings.

Words near brailing in the dictionary

  1. brailed
  2. brailer
  3. brailers
  4. Brailey
  5. Braileys
  6. brailing
  7. brailings
  8. braille
  9. braille block
  10. braille blocks
  11. brailled

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