stripping

stripping is the present participle and gerund of strip.

Noun

stripping (plural strippings)

The act of one who strips.
- The mutual bows and courtesies […] are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive.1879, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Volume II Part IV: Ceremonial Institutions
- Never were cows that required such stripping.1863, Elizabeth Gaskell, Sylvia's Lovers
A physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream
The practice of stroking and compressing the teats or a cow to draw out the last of the milk.
- In the train coming out a chap told me what ‘stripping’ was - getting the last drop of milk from the cow, otherwise the cow would dry up sooner than it should.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 26

strip (third-person singular simple present strips, present participle stripping, simple past and past participle stripped)

(transitive) To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.
- Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair.
(intransitive, usually) To take off clothing.
- Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river.
(intransitive) To perform a striptease.
- In the seedy club, a group of drunken men were watching a woman stripping.
(transitive) To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.
- The athlete was stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test.
(transitive) To remove cargo from (a container).
(transitive) To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening.
- Don't tighten that bolt any more or you'll strip the thread.

plural	strippings

What does stripping mean?: Stripping means the act of one who strips.
What is stripping the present participle and gerund of?: Stripping is the present participle and gerund of strip.
What part of speech is stripping?: Stripping is a noun.
What is the plural of stripping?: The plural of stripping is strippings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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