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tamping

tamping adjective: very angry; fuming. Also the present participle and gerund of tamp.

Adjective

tamping (comparative more tamping, superlative most tamping)

  1. (Wales) Very angry; fuming.

Noun

tamping (countable and uncountable, plural tampings)

  1. The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.
  2. The material used in tamping.

Also used as

tamping is also the present participle and gerund of tamp.

Forms of tamping

Adjective
comparativemore tamping
superlativemost tamping
Noun
pluraltampings

Origin of tamping

From tamp + -ing.

Words formed from tamping

Phrases with tamping

Questions about tamping

What does tamping mean?
Tamping means very angry; fuming.
What part of speech is tamping?
Tamping can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near tamping in the dictionary

  1. Tampico jalap
  2. tampicolic acid
  3. Tampilisan
  4. Tampin
  5. Tampines
  6. tamping
  7. tamping down
  8. tamping iron
  9. tamping irons
  10. tamping machine
  11. tamping machines

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