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hummelling

hummelling is the present participle and gerund of hummel.

Meaning of hummel

Verb

hummel (third-person singular simple present hummels, present participle (US) hummeling or (UK) hummelling, simple past and past participle (US) hummeled or (UK) hummelled)

  1. (transitive) Of an animal: to remove the horns; to poll.
    Synonyms:
    poll
  2. (transitive) To separate (barley, oats, etc.) from the awns.
    • From the minute description of the machinery, I am apt to think it is made at a considerable expense; [...] I am therefore induced to mention the manner of hummelling (or fattering, as it is called in this county) with me. [...] My thrashing mill is of the old construction, being the first erected...1812 August 5, “S.” [pseudonym], “A Cheap Method of Hummelling Barley”, in The Farmer’s Magazine: A Periodical Work Exclusively Devoted to Agriculture and Rural Affairs, volume XIII, number LII...

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Questions about hummelling

What is hummelling the present participle and gerund of?
Hummelling is the present participle and gerund of hummel.

Words near hummelling in the dictionary

  1. hummelers
  2. Hummell
  3. hummelled
  4. hummeller
  5. hummellers
  6. hummelling
  7. hummellings
  8. hummels
  9. Hummelstown brownstone
  10. Hummelstown brownstones
  11. hummer

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