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stenciling

stenciling is the present participle and gerund of stencil.

Meaning of stencil

Verb

stencil (third-person singular simple present stencils, present participle (US) stenciling or (UK) stencilling, simple past and past participle (US) stenciled or (UK) stencilled)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To print with a stencil.
    • Stencilled letters were used for words and phrases, as well as for captions for some of his stencil “prints,” print being used in the sense of a multicolor woodcut.2015, William Addison Dwiggins, edited by Dorothy Abbe, Stencilled Ornament and Illustration, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 53

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Noun

stenciling (plural stencilings)

  1. A work produced using a stencil.

Forms of stenciling

pluralstencilings

Questions about stenciling

What does stenciling mean?
Stenciling means a work produced using a stencil.
What is stenciling the present participle and gerund of?
Stenciling is the present participle and gerund of stencil.
What part of speech is stenciling?
Stenciling is a noun.
What is the plural of stenciling?
The plural of stenciling is stencilings.

Words near stenciling in the dictionary

  1. stencil duplicators
  2. stencil work
  3. stenciled
  4. stenciler
  5. stencilers
  6. stenciling
  7. stencilings
  8. stencilled
  9. stenciller
  10. stencillers
  11. stencilling

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