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spackling

spackling is the present participle and gerund of spackle.

Meaning of spackle

Verb

spackle (third-person singular simple present spackles, present participle spackling, simple past and past participle spackled)

  1. (transitive) To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
  2. (intransitive) To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
  3. To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle
    • The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.

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Noun

spackling (plural spacklings)

  1. Something used to spackle; a material that fills cracks or holes.
    • Bone also has a crack repair team, in every sense of the word: osteoclast cells that dig around the cracks, using acids to wipe away the old matrix, and osteoblast cells that migrate in and secrete fresh spacklings of bone.2009 April 28, Natalie Angier, “Bone, a Masterpiece of Elastic Strength”, in New York Times

Forms of spackling

pluralspacklings

Words formed from spackling

Phrases with spackling

Questions about spackling

What does spackling mean?
Spackling means something used to spackle; a material that fills cracks or holes.
What is spackling the present participle and gerund of?
Spackling is the present participle and gerund of spackle.
What part of speech is spackling?
Spackling is a noun.
What is the plural of spackling?
The plural of spackling is spacklings.

Words near spackling in the dictionary

  1. spackle
  2. spackled
  3. spackler
  4. spacklers
  5. spackles
  6. spackling
  7. spackling paste
  8. spackling pastes
  9. spacklings
  10. Spackman
  11. Spackmans

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