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celling

celling noun: confinement in a cell. Also the present participle and gerund of cell.

Noun

celling (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) confinement in a cell
    • The prison was so crowded that they had to resort to double celling and then triple celling.

Also used as

celling is also the present participle and gerund of cell.

Origin of celling

From cell + -ing.

Words formed from celling

Phrases with celling

Questions about celling

What does celling mean?
Celling means confinement in a cell.
What part of speech is celling?
Celling is a noun.

Words near celling in the dictionary

  1. cellie
  2. cellies
  3. celliferous
  4. celliform
  5. cellifugal
  6. celling
  7. celling up
  8. Cellini
  9. Cellinis
  10. cellist
  11. cellists

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