limbering

limbering is the present participle and gerund of limber.

Meaning of limber

limber (third-person singular simple present limbers, present participle limbering, simple past and past participle limbered)

(transitive) To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
- Her stiff hams, that have not been bent to a civility for ten years past, are now limbered into courtesies three deep at every word1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

limber (third-person singular simple present limbers, present participle limbering, simple past and past participle limbered)

(obsolete) To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)

limbering (countable and uncountable, plural limberings)

The process of making something flexible or pliant.
- You may want to try out these limberings as you're reading this book, or you may wish to mark ones to come back to when you're about to engage in creative work.2010, Jed Dannenbaum, Carroll Hodge, Doe Mayer, Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out, page 45

plural	limberings

What does limbering mean?: Limbering means the process of making something flexible or pliant.
What is limbering the present participle and gerund of?: Limbering is the present participle and gerund of limber.
What part of speech is limbering?: Limbering is a noun.
What is the plural of limbering?: The plural of limbering is limberings.

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