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dicing

/ˈdaɪsɪŋ/

dicing is the present participle and gerund of dice.

Noun

dicing (plural dicings)

  1. A game of dice.
  2. A fragment of diced food.
    • bacon dicings

Meaning of dice

Verb

dice (third-person singular simple present dices, present participle dicing, simple past and past participle diced)

  1. (intransitive) To play dice.
    • Virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times — a weekc. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. (transitive) To cut into small cubes.
    • And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan....1898, Thomas Hardy, Hap
  3. (transitive) To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.

See all 7 meanings of dice

Forms of dicing

pluraldicings

Phrases with dicing

Words that rhyme with dicing

Questions about dicing

What does dicing mean?
Dicing means a game of dice.
What is dicing the present participle and gerund of?
Dicing is the present participle and gerund of dice.
What part of speech is dicing?
Dicing is a noun.
How do you pronounce dicing?
Dicing is pronounced /ˈdaɪsɪŋ/.
What is the plural of dicing?
The plural of dicing is dicings.

Words near dicing in the dictionary

  1. Diciembre
  2. dicier
  3. diciest
  4. dicily
  5. diciness
  6. dicing
  7. dicing up
  8. dicings
  9. dicistronic
  10. dicistronically
  11. dicistrovirus

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