gluing

gluing is the present participle and gerund of glue.

Noun

gluing (countable and uncountable, plural gluings)

The act of attaching something with glue.
A connection between the edges of two planes, or between the points at the ends of two lines.
Any of various processes for producing some structure (e.g. a sheaf or scheme) by combining smaller structures that are in some way compatible with each other.

glue (third-person singular simple present glues, present participle gluing or (uncommon) glueing, simple past and past participle glued)

(transitive) To join or attach something using glue.
- I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.
(figuratively, transitive) To cause something to adhere closely to; to cause to follow attentively.
- His eyes were glued to the screen.
Synonyms:

adhere, cling, stick, attach, bond, cleave, cohere, conglutinate, hug, stick together
(intransitive) To apply glue.
- "This is how the whiskers went, I think. Cut long strips of paper—I'm just using a second paper bag here—and run the flat edge of the scissors down the strip to make it curl. Voilà. Then glue each whisker, like so, next to the nose, four on a side." She was watching. I glued quickly so I wouldn't...1987, Josephine Humphreys, Rich in Love, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 236

plural	gluings

What does gluing mean?: Gluing means the act of attaching something with glue.
What is gluing the present participle and gerund of?: Gluing is the present participle and gerund of glue.
What part of speech is gluing?: Gluing is a noun.
What is the plural of gluing?: The plural of gluing is gluings.

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