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disking

disking is the present participle and gerund of disk.

Meaning of disk

Verb

disk (third-person singular simple present disks, present participle disking, simple past and past participle disked)

  1. To harrow.
    • That is alkali. Mr. Kochendorfer: I have a ten-year apple orchard that I disked last year and kept it tolerably clean this spring.1916, Various, Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916
  2. To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airstream and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.

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Questions about disking

What is disking the present participle and gerund of?
Disking is the present participle and gerund of disk.

Words near disking in the dictionary

  1. diskette drive
  2. diskette drives
  3. diskettes
  4. diskindness
  5. diskindnesses
  6. disking
  7. diskitis
  8. diskjockey
  9. disklabel
  10. disklabels
  11. diskless

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