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harnessing

harnessing is the present participle and gerund of harness.

Meaning of harness

Verb

harness (third-person singular simple present harnesses, present participle harnessing, simple past and past participle harnessed)

  1. (transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
    • They harnessed the horse to the post.
    Synonyms:
    tackle
  2. (transitive) To capture, control or put to use.
    • Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully.
  3. (transitive) To equip with armour.

See all 10 meanings of harness

Noun

harnessing (plural harnessings)

  1. The materials used to harness an animal.
    • All this, along with the carriages and harnessings of the horses, was temporarily housed in the armoury on the east side of one of the inner quadrangles.1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast

Forms of harnessing

pluralharnessings

Questions about harnessing

What does harnessing mean?
Harnessing means the materials used to harness an animal.
What is harnessing the present participle and gerund of?
Harnessing is the present participle and gerund of harness.
What part of speech is harnessing?
Harnessing is a noun.
What is the plural of harnessing?
The plural of harnessing is harnessings.

Words near harnessing in the dictionary

  1. harnesser
  2. harnessers
  3. harnesses
  4. harnessest
  5. harnesseth
  6. harnessing
  7. harnessings
  8. harnesslike
  9. harnessmaker
  10. harnessmakers
  11. harnessry

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