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alligatoring en · NOUN

(qualifier:painting, uncountable) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(uncountable) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
(uncountable) A manufacturing defect that can occur during rolling in which the metal sheet splits in half across a plane parallel to the rolling plane, resulting in a shape resembling an alligator mouth.

(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of alligator
form of alligator