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pruning

/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/

pruning noun: a removal of excess material from a tree or shrub. Also the present participle and gerund of prune.

Noun

pruning (countable and uncountable, plural prunings)

  1. A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
  2. (countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
  3. A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

Also used as

pruning is also the present participle and gerund of prune.

pruning meaning in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada and Gujarati

pruning in Marathi

छाटणी, छाटणी करणे

pruning in Telugu

ప్రూనింగ్

pruning in Kannada

ಸಮರುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು

pruning in Gujarati

કાપણી
More languagesFewer languages
pruning in Tagalog
hitatag

Forms of pruning

pluralprunings

Origin of pruning

From prune + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from pruning

Phrases with pruning

Questions about pruning

What does pruning mean?
Pruning means a removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
What is pruning in Marathi?
Pruning in Marathi is छाटणी, छाटणी करणे. See Pruning meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is pruning?
Pruning is a noun.
How do you pronounce pruning?
Pruning is pronounced /ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/.
What is the plural of pruning?
The plural of pruning is prunings.

Words near pruning in the dictionary

  1. Prunier
  2. Pruniers
  3. pruniferous
  4. pruniform
  5. prunin
  6. pruning
  7. pruning hook
  8. pruning hooks
  9. pruning shears
  10. pruning-hook
  11. pruning-hooks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pruning (page history and authors); pruning (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pruning (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pruning (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pruning (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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