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fulling

fulling noun: baptism. Also the present participle and gerund of full.

Noun (1)

fulling (uncountable)

  1. Baptism.

Noun (2)

fulling (countable and uncountable, plural fullings)

  1. The process of cloth being fulled.

Also used as

fulling is also the present participle and gerund of full.

Forms of fulling

pluralfullings

Origin of fulling

From Middle English fulling, fullynge, from fullen, fulwen (“to baptise”), equivalent to full + -ing.

From full + -ing.

Phrases with fulling

Questions about fulling

What does fulling mean?
Fulling means baptism.
What part of speech is fulling?
Fulling is a noun.
What is the plural of fulling?
The plural of fulling is fullings.

Words near fulling in the dictionary

  1. fullier
  2. fullies
  3. fulliest
  4. Fullilove
  5. Fulliloves
  6. fulling
  7. fulling mill
  8. fulling mills
  9. fullings
  10. Fullington
  11. Fullingtons

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