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sealing en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *segnom
Latin signum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lum
Latin sigillum
Anglo-Norman seelbor.
Middle English sel
English seal
English -ing
English sealing
From seal (“device”) + -ing.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Used for closing securely.
Deriveds
sealing apparatus · sealing smut · sealing cell · sealing money · self-sealing · sealing compound · sealing-thread · sealing material · sealing bath · sealing strip · sealing-water · sealing wax · sealing bloom · sealing-wax · sealing power
wikipedia: sealing
sealing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *segnom
Latin signum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lum
Latin sigillum
Anglo-Norman seelbor.
Middle English sel
English seal
English -ing
English sealing
From seal (“device”) + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Action of the verb to seal in any sense.
Forms
Deriveds
seam sealing · antisealing
wikipedia: sealing
sealing en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *segnom
Latin signum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lum
Latin sigillum
Anglo-Norman seelbor.
Middle English sel
English seal
English -ing
English sealing
From seal (“device”) + -ing.
Meanings
-
(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of seal
wikipedia: sealing
sealing en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *segnom
Latin signum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lum
Latin sigillum
Anglo-Norman seelbor.
Middle English sel
English seal
English -ing
English sealing
From seal (“mammal”) + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Hunting of seals (the animals).
Deriveds
sealing-voyage
Translations (4)
mk фоколов (hunting of seals) · de Robbenjagd (hunting of seals) · fi hylkeenpyynti (hunting of seals) · ga sealgaireacht rónta (hunting of seals)
wikipedia: sealing
sealing en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *segnom
Latin signum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lum
Latin sigillum
Anglo-Norman seelbor.
Middle English sel
English seal
English -ing
English sealing
From seal (“mammal”) + -ing.
Meanings
-
(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of seal
wikipedia: sealing