sealing
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
sealing adjective: used for closing securely. Also the present participle and gerund of seal.
Adjective
sealing (not comparable)
- Used for closing securely.
Noun (1)
sealing (countable and uncountable, plural sealings)
- Action of the verb to seal in any sense.
Noun (2)
sealing (uncountable)
- Hunting of seals (the animals).
Also used as
sealing is also the present participle and gerund of seal.
Forms of sealing
| plural | sealings |
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Origin of sealing
From seal (“device”) + -ing.
From seal (“mammal”) + -ing.
Words formed from sealing
- sealing apparatus
- sealing bath
- sealing bloom
- sealing cell
- sealing compound
- sealing material
- sealing money
- sealing power
- sealing smut
- sealing strip
- sealing-thread
- sealing-water
- sealing-wax
- sealing wax
- self-sealing
- antisealing
- seam sealing
- sealing-voyage
Phrases with sealing
Words that rhyme with sealing
- ceiling
- feeling
- healing
- concealing
- dealing
- Eling
- glass ceiling
- peeling
- revealing
- shieling
- stealing
- wheeling
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Questions about sealing
- What does sealing mean?
- Sealing means used for closing securely.
- What part of speech is sealing?
- Sealing can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce sealing?
- Sealing is pronounced /ˈsiːlɪŋ/.
Words near sealing in the dictionary
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