planing
/ˈpleɪnɪŋ/
planing is the present participle and gerund of plane.
Noun
planing (plural planings)
- The act by which something is planed.
- The length of time between planings can be anywhere from one year to several, depending on the density of the wood, the amount you play, and the abrasiveness of your perspiration.1996, James N. McKean, Mary Vanclay, Common Sense Instrument Care, page 44
- parallel harmony
Meaning of plane
Verb (1)
plane (third-person singular simple present planes, present participle planing, simple past and past participle planed)
- To smooth (wood) with a plane.
Verb (2)
plane (third-person singular simple present planes, present participle planing, simple past and past participle planed)
Forms of planing
| plural | planings |
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Words that rhyme with planing
- training
- draining
- remaining
- waning
- aquatraining
- baning
- caning
- chaining
- complaining
- craning
- entertaining
- feigning
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Questions about planing
- What does planing mean?
- Planing means the act by which something is planed.
- What is planing the present participle and gerund of?
- Planing is the present participle and gerund of plane.
- What part of speech is planing?
- Planing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce planing?
- Planing is pronounced /ˈpleɪnɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of planing?
- The plural of planing is planings.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: planing (page history and authors); plane (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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