kackling
kackling is the present participle and gerund of kackle.
Meaning of kackle
Verb
kackle (third-person singular simple present kackles, present participle kackling, simple past and past participle kackled)
- To make a kackle while jerking the head, signalling appeasement.
- A bird 'kackling' while alighting may be ignored or greeted in return with weak 'kackles' and headjerks.2012, Joseph Michael Forshaw, Mark Shephard, Grassfinches in Australia, page 167
Noun
kackling (plural kacklings)
- A padding made of rope or cord hitched in alternating directions.
- Detail of kackling. The loose end of the thread ( to the right in this picture ) is finally taken under the series of hitches forming the kackling to complete the knot.1996, The New Bookbinder: Journal of Designer Bookbinders
- These ties not only hold the cheese together but they become a gauge for applying the 'kackling' in the next stage – so make sure that they are exactly 1/8th of the circumference apart.2019, Gordon Perry, Steve Judkins, RYA Knots, Splices & Ropework (E-G63)
Forms of kackling
| plural | kacklings |
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Questions about kackling
- What does kackling mean?
- Kackling means a padding made of rope or cord hitched in alternating directions.
- What is kackling the present participle and gerund of?
- Kackling is the present participle and gerund of kackle.
- What part of speech is kackling?
- Kackling is a noun.
- What is the plural of kackling?
- The plural of kackling is kacklings.
Words near kackling in the dictionary
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