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skeining

skeining noun: the winding of thread on a rotating reel in a reciprocating manner so as to form a skein of uniform thickness. Also the present participle and gerund of skein.

Noun

skeining (usually uncountable, plural skeinings)

  1. (usually) The winding of thread on a rotating reel in a reciprocating manner so as to form a skein of uniform thickness.

Also used as

skeining is also the present participle and gerund of skein.

Forms of skeining

pluralskeinings

Origin of skeining

From skein + -ing.

Questions about skeining

What does skeining mean?
Skeining means the winding of thread on a rotating reel in a reciprocating manner so as to form a skein of uniform thickness.
What part of speech is skeining?
Skeining is a noun.
What is the plural of skeining?
The plural of skeining is skeinings.

Words near skeining in the dictionary

  1. skeine
  2. skeined
  3. skeiner
  4. skeiners
  5. skeines
  6. skeining
  7. skeinings
  8. skeinlike
  9. skeins
  10. skel
  11. Skelcey

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