sardining

Verb

sardine (third-person singular simple present sardines, present participle sardining, simple past and past participle sardined)

1. (intransitive, literally) To fish for sardines.
   • No one on Monhegan says they saw them, but a man sardining says he saw it headed there, or at least some boat with people atop it.1997, Peter Landesman, The raven: a novel
2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) to pack or cram together tightly.
   • Six-foot- four McMichael (a past master at the art of sardining) not only crammed enough clothes for the trip into the mighty midget, but carried a full set of golf clubs and a banjo, as well!1954, Tom McCahill, The modern sports car

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