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kraaling

kraaling is the present participle and gerund of kraal.

Meaning of kraal

Verb

kraal (third-person singular simple present kraals, present participle kraaling, simple past and past participle kraaled)

  1. (transitive) To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade.
    • […] he knew that one of these beasts was in the habit of harassing the goat-kids, which, for better security, he had kraaled against the wall of the house.1861, Charles John Andersson, Lake Ngami, chapter XXVIII, page 343
    Synonyms:
    corral

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Questions about kraaling

What is kraaling the present participle and gerund of?
Kraaling is the present participle and gerund of kraal.

Words near kraaling in the dictionary

  1. kraakwares
  2. kraal
  3. kraaled
  4. kraalhead
  5. kraalheads
  6. kraaling
  7. kraals
  8. kraar
  9. kraars
  10. Kraatz
  11. Kraatzes

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