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crating

/ˈkɹeɪtɪŋ/

crating is the present participle and gerund of crate.

Meaning of crate

Verb

crate (third-person singular simple present crates, present participle crating, simple past and past participle crated)

  1. (transitive) To put into a crate.
    • He also testified that the reason he crated the one machine and boxed the other was because one machine was stronger and the other frailer, and that made it dangerous to crate it.1917, “Edwin B. Stimpson Co. v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co.”, in New York Supplement, volume 164, page 71
  2. (transitive) To keep in a crate.

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Phrases with crating

Words that rhyme with crating

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Questions about crating

What is crating the present participle and gerund of?
Crating is the present participle and gerund of crate.
How do you pronounce crating?
Crating is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪtɪŋ/.

Words near crating in the dictionary

  1. crathur
  2. crathurs
  3. cratic
  4. craticular
  5. Cratinean
  6. crating
  7. Cratinian
  8. Cratloe
  9. cratometer
  10. cratometers
  11. craton

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