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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Floating \Float"ing\, n.
1. (Weaving) Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.
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2. The second coat of three-coat plastering. --Knight.
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3. The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by
placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also
fattening, plumping, and laying out.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plumping.]
1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
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To plump up the hollowness of their history with
improbable miracles. --Fuller.
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2. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as,
to plump a stone into water.
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3. To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Floating \Float"ing\, n.
The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by
placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also
fattening, plumping, and laying out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plumping.]
1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
plumping
adj : very large; of exceptional size for its kind; "won by a
plumping majority"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
plumping
n.
The act by which something is plumped.
vb.
(present participle of en plump nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
plumping
n.
The act by which something is plumped.
vb.
(present participle of en plump nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
plumping
n.
The act by which something is plumped.
vb.
(present participle of en plump nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
plumping
n.
The act by which something is plumped.
vb.
(present participle of en plump nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Plumping /plˈʌmpɪŋ/
النفش
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
plumping /plˈʌmpɪŋ/
plumpsend
see: plump, plump down, plumped, plumps, plumped
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
plumping /plˈʌmpɪŋ/
plumpsen lassend, fallen lassend
Synonym: plumping down
see: plump, plump down, plumped, plumped down
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