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tallowing

tallowing noun: the act of applying tallow. Also the present participle and gerund of tallow.

Noun

tallowing (uncountable)

  1. The act of applying tallow.

Also used as

tallowing is also the present participle and gerund of tallow.

Origin of tallowing

From tallow + -ing.

Questions about tallowing

What does tallowing mean?
Tallowing means the act of applying tallow.
What part of speech is tallowing?
Tallowing is a noun.

Words near tallowing in the dictionary

  1. tallowberry
  2. tallowed
  3. tallower
  4. tallowers
  5. tallowiness
  6. tallowing
  7. tallowish
  8. tallowless
  9. tallowlike
  10. tallowmaker
  11. tallowmakers

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