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pearling en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process by which grain is pearled.
    • The barley underwent three pearlings in a pearler.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The process of hunting for pearls.
    • fishing and pearling craft

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pearling en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of pearl
    form of pearl
    • Used a pointed tip today and learned why I kept pearling with my round tipped board. Round noses like to dig into the water, causing frustrating wipeouts. 1999, Joanne VanMeter https://web.archive.org/web/20071027111258/http://www.letsplay.net/archive99/020399.shtml