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tinning

tinning is the present participle and gerund of tin.

Meaning of tin

Verb

tin (third-person singular simple present tins, present participle tinning, simple past and past participle tinned)

  1. (transitive) To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
  2. (transitive) To cover with tin.
  3. (transitive) To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
  4. (transitive) To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire

See all 14 meanings of tin

Noun

tinning (plural tinnings)

  1. A covering or lining of tin.
    • […] he admits that sometimes poisonings produced by utensils with worn tinnings are not caused by saturnine colic.1852, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal: Volume 77, page 175

Forms of tinning

pluraltinnings

Questions about tinning

What does tinning mean?
Tinning means a covering or lining of tin.
What is tinning the present participle and gerund of?
Tinning is the present participle and gerund of tin.
What part of speech is tinning?
Tinning is a noun.
What is the plural of tinning?
The plural of tinning is tinnings.

Words near tinning in the dictionary

  1. tinnies
  2. tinniest
  3. tinnily
  4. Tinnin
  5. tinniness
  6. tinning
  7. tinnings
  8. Tinnins
  9. tinniola
  10. tinniolum
  11. Tinnion

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