"culling" meaning in All languages combined

See culling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkʌlɪŋ/ Forms: cullings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} culling (plural cullings)
  1. The act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.
    Sense id: en-culling-en-noun-O9DR78nZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 11 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 8 9
  2. Anything separated or selected from a mass.
    Sense id: en-culling-en-noun-ZEy2Tl6d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: z-culling

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkʌlɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} culling
  1. present participle and gerund of cull Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cull
    Sense id: en-culling-en-verb-RIDz1tpK

Inflected forms

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