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sealing.

Used for closing securely.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

  1. Used for closing securely.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

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

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

  1. Hunting of seals (the animals).

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of seal

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of seal

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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.

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