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seining

seining is the present participle and gerund of seine.

Meaning of seine

Verb

seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)

  1. (ambitransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
    • This was especially the case with seining for pilchards.1974, James Whetter, Cornwall in the 17th Century: An Economic History of Kernow

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Noun

seining (countable and uncountable, plural seinings)

  1. fishing with a seine

Forms of seining

pluralseinings

Questions about seining

What does seining mean?
Seining means fishing with a seine.
What is seining the present participle and gerund of?
Seining is the present participle and gerund of seine.
What part of speech is seining?
Seining is a noun.
What is the plural of seining?
The plural of seining is seinings.

Words near seining in the dictionary

  1. seines
  2. Seinfeld
  3. Seinfeldesque
  4. Seinfeldian
  5. Seinfeldish
  6. seining
  7. seinings
  8. seins
  9. seintuaries
  10. seintuary
  11. seinurid

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