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sheeting

Syllables: sheet·ing/ˈʃiːtɪŋ/

sheeting noun: fabric used to make sheets (bedding). Also the present participle and gerund of sheet.

Noun

sheeting (countable and uncountable, plural sheetings)

  1. Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
  2. The process of forming material into sheets.
  3. A lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.
  4. A weathering process in which rock breaks into sheets after compressional stress on it is removed.

Also used as

sheeting is also the present participle and gerund of sheet.

Forms of sheeting

pluralsheetings

Origin of sheeting

From sheet + -ing.

Words formed from sheeting

Phrases with sheeting

Words that rhyme with sheeting

Questions about sheeting

What does sheeting mean?
Sheeting means fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
What part of speech is sheeting?
Sheeting is a noun.
How do you pronounce sheeting?
Sheeting is pronounced /ˈʃiːtɪŋ/.
What is the plural of sheeting?
The plural of sheeting is sheetings.

Words near sheeting in the dictionary

  1. sheetfloods
  2. sheetflow
  3. sheetful
  4. sheetfuls
  5. sheetiness
  6. sheeting
  7. sheetings
  8. sheetless
  9. sheetlet
  10. sheetlets
  11. sheetlike

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