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lidding

lidding is the present participle and gerund of lid.

Meaning of lid

Verb

lid (third-person singular simple present lids, present participle lidding, simple past and past participle lidded)

  1. (transitive) To put a lid on (something).
    Antonyms:
    unlid

See all 13 meanings of lid

Noun

lidding (countable and uncountable, plural liddings)

  1. The materials used to cover and close a container.
    • Changes and improvements in liddings and adhesives have also contributed to the industry's growth because new packages, especially those made for the microwave, use easy-to-open peel-off lids, and without those liddings such packages would not be possible.1990, I. Sam Saguy, Ernst Graf, Food Product Development: From Concept to the Marketplace

Forms of lidding

pluralliddings

Questions about lidding

What does lidding mean?
Lidding means the materials used to cover and close a container.
What is lidding the present participle and gerund of?
Lidding is the present participle and gerund of lid.
What part of speech is lidding?
Lidding is a noun.
What is the plural of lidding?
The plural of lidding is liddings.

Words near lidding in the dictionary

  1. Liddiard
  2. Liddiards
  3. Liddick
  4. Liddicks
  5. liddicoatite
  6. lidding
  7. liddings
  8. liddle
  9. Liddle syndrome
  10. Liddle's syndrome
  11. Liddles

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