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knurling

knurling is the present participle and gerund of knurl.

Meaning of knurl

Verb

knurl (third-person singular simple present knurls, present participle knurling, simple past and past participle knurled)

  1. To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.

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Noun

knurling (plural knurlings)

  1. A knurled pattern

Forms of knurling

pluralknurlings

Questions about knurling

What does knurling mean?
Knurling means a knurled pattern.
What is knurling the present participle and gerund of?
Knurling is the present participle and gerund of knurl.
What part of speech is knurling?
Knurling is a noun.
What is the plural of knurling?
The plural of knurling is knurlings.

Words near knurling in the dictionary

  1. knurled
  2. knurler
  3. knurlers
  4. knurlier
  5. knurliest
  6. knurling
  7. knurlings
  8. knurls
  9. knurly
  10. knurr
  11. knurr and spell

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Adapted from Wiktionary: knurling (page history and authors); knurl (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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