sealing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
• Homophone: ceiling

Etymology 1

From seal (“device”) +‎ -ing.

Adjective

sealing (not comparable)

1. Used for closing securely.

Derived terms

• sealing apparatus
• sealing bath
• sealing bloom
• sealing cell
• sealing compound
• sealing material
• sealing money
• sealing power
• sealing smut
• sealing strip
• sealing-thread
• sealing-water
• sealing-wax, sealing wax
• self-sealing

 

Verb

sealing

1. present participle and gerund of seal

Noun

sealing (countable and uncountable, plural sealings)

1. Action of the verb to seal in any sense.

Derived terms

• seam sealing

Etymology 2

From seal (“mammal”) +‎ -ing.

Verb

sealing

1. present participle and gerund of seal

Noun

sealing (uncountable)

1. Hunting of seals (the animals).

Derived terms

• sealing-voyage

Translations

hunting of seals

• Finnish: hylkeenpyynti
• German: Robbenjagd (de) f
• Irish: sealgaireacht rónta f
• Macedonian: фоколов m (fokolov)

Anagrams

• Eaglins, Neglias, Sinegal, gas line, leasing, lignase, linages