harling
harling is the present participle and gerund of harl.
Meaning of harl
Verb (1)
harl (third-person singular simple present harls, present participle harling, simple past and past participle harled)
- To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render.
- The east side facade is of rubble, studded with small windows and mannered details, while the harled rear (south) wall forms, as completed, a towering, roughly symmetrical grouping.1996, Miles Glendinning, Ranald MacInnes, Aonghus MacKechnie, A History of Scottish Architecture, →ISBN, page 361
Verb (2)
harl (third-person singular simple present harls, present participle harling, simple past and past participle harled)
Noun
harling (uncountable)
- The act or process of surfacing a wall with a slurry of pebbles or stone chips, then curing with a lime render.
Proper noun capitalized: Harling
Harling (countable and uncountable, plural Harlings)
- A civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of harling
| plural | Harlings |
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Origin of harling
From the Old English personal name Herela + -ing (“belonging to”).
Words formed from harling
Questions about harling
- What does harling mean?
- Harling means the act or process of surfacing a wall with a slurry of pebbles or stone chips, then curing with a lime render.
- What is harling the present participle and gerund of?
- Harling is the present participle and gerund of harl.
- What part of speech is harling?
- Harling can be a noun or a proper noun.
Words near harling in the dictionary
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