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webbing

/ˈwɛbɪŋ/

webbing noun: a sturdy woven fabric. Also the present participle and gerund of web.

Noun

webbing (countable and uncountable, plural webbings)

  1. A sturdy woven fabric.
    • The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh.
  2. A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.
  3. The webs of the digits.
  4. The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.
    • He caught the ball in the webbing.
  5. Tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine.

Also used as

webbing is also the present participle and gerund of web.

Synonyms of webbing

  • web gear
  • web belt

Forms of webbing

pluralwebbings

Words formed from webbing

Phrases with webbing

Words that rhyme with webbing

Questions about webbing

What does webbing mean?
Webbing means a sturdy woven fabric.
What part of speech is webbing?
Webbing is a noun.
How do you pronounce webbing?
Webbing is pronounced /ˈwɛbɪŋ/.
What is the plural of webbing?
The plural of webbing is webbings.

Words near webbing in the dictionary

  1. Webbes
  2. webbie
  3. webbier
  4. webbies
  5. webbiest
  6. webbing
  7. webbing clothes moth
  8. webbing clothes moths
  9. webbings
  10. webblog
  11. webbook

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