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creasing

/ˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

creasing is the present participle and gerund of crease.

Noun

creasing (plural creasings)

  1. The act by which something creases.
  2. A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall.

Meaning of crease

Verb

crease (third-person singular simple present creases, present participle creasing, simple past and past participle creased)

  1. (transitive) To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.
  3. (transitive) To lightly bloody; to graze.
    • The bullet just creased his shoulder.
  4. (UK, colloquial, intransitive, reflexive) To laugh.
    • I can't breathe, I'm creasing so hard.

See all 9 meanings of crease

Forms of creasing

pluralcreasings

Words formed from creasing

Phrases with creasing

Questions about creasing

What does creasing mean?
Creasing means the act by which something creases.
What is creasing the present participle and gerund of?
Creasing is the present participle and gerund of crease.
What part of speech is creasing?
Creasing is a noun.
How do you pronounce creasing?
Creasing is pronounced /ˈkɹiːsɪŋ/.
What is the plural of creasing?
The plural of creasing is creasings.

Words near creasing in the dictionary

  1. Creaseys
  2. creashak
  3. creashaks
  4. creasier
  5. creasiest
  6. creasing
  7. creasing tile
  8. creasing tiles
  9. creasing up
  10. creasings
  11. Creasman

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