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hooding

/ˈhʊdɪŋ/

hooding is the present participle and gerund of hood.

Meaning of hood

Verb

hood (third-person singular simple present hoods, present participle hooding, simple past and past participle hooded)

  1. (transitive) To cover (something) with a hood.
    Antonyms:
    unhood
  2. (transitive) To extend out from (something), in the manner of a hood.
  3. (intransitive) To grow over the eyelid but not the eye itself.

See all 24 meanings of hood

Noun

hooding (uncountable)

  1. The expansion of the neck of an elapid called hood.

Words that rhyme with hooding

Questions about hooding

What does hooding mean?
Hooding means the expansion of the neck of an elapid called hood.
What is hooding the present participle and gerund of?
Hooding is the present participle and gerund of hood.
What part of speech is hooding?
Hooding is a noun.
How do you pronounce hooding?
Hooding is pronounced /ˈhʊdɪŋ/.

Words near hooding in the dictionary

  1. hoodiecrows
  2. hoodied
  3. hoodier
  4. hoodies
  5. hoodiest
  6. hooding
  7. hoodla
  8. hoodless
  9. hoodlike
  10. hoodline
  11. hoodlum

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