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miking

miking is the present participle and gerund of mike.

Meaning of mike

Verb

mike (third-person singular simple present mikes, present participle miking, simple past and past participle miked)

  1. To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
    • “And sometimes I’d just have to mike the room. You could run into some weird phasing problems with the individual mics because the speakers were all reacting differently.”1994 September, Jim Gaines, transcribed in Alan di Perna, "Step Lively: Recalling the recording process of SRV’s IN STEP with album producer Jim Gaines", in Guitar World Magazine, reprinted in Guitar...
  2. To measure using a micrometer.
    • Measure Valve-Stem Diameter—To be positive about it you’ll have to mike the valve stem with a 1-in. micrometer as explained on pages 100 and 101.1983, Tom S. Wilson, How to Rebuild Your Big-block Chevy, HPBooks, →ISBN, page 98

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Noun

miking (plural mikings)

  1. The setup of a microphone.
    • You may want to use different mikings for different musical instruments.

Forms of miking

pluralmikings

Questions about miking

What does miking mean?
Miking means the setup of a microphone.
What is miking the present participle and gerund of?
Miking is the present participle and gerund of mike.
What part of speech is miking?
Miking is a noun.
What is the plural of miking?
The plural of miking is mikings.

Words near miking in the dictionary

  1. Mikhel
  2. Miki
  3. Mikiko
  4. mikimopine
  5. Mikindani
  6. miking
  7. mikings
  8. Mikir
  9. Mikis
  10. Mikita
  11. Mikitas

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