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heddling

heddling is the present participle and gerund of heddle.

Meaning of heddle

Verb

heddle (third-person singular simple present heddles, present participle heddling, simple past and past participle heddled)

  1. To thread each strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle.
    • After each frame has been heddled, stand upright within easy reach until the full set has been completed.1947, Rayon Textile Monthly, volume 28, page 377

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Questions about heddling

What is heddling the present participle and gerund of?
Heddling is the present participle and gerund of heddle.

Words near heddling in the dictionary

  1. heddle hooks
  2. heddled
  3. heddler
  4. heddlers
  5. heddles
  6. heddling
  7. Heddon
  8. Heddon Greta
  9. Heddon-on-the-Wall
  10. hede
  11. Hedebo

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