"straining" meaning in All languages combined

See straining on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-straining.ogg Forms: strainings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} straining (plural strainings)
  1. The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)
    Sense id: en-straining-en-noun-zQzkDSll
  2. filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer. Translations (straining/filtering something): ήθηση (íthisi) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-straining-en-noun-bQI6N0Tk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 54 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 65 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 71 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 78 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 69 9 Disambiguation of 'straining/filtering something': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anti-G straining maneuver, straining beam, straining piece

Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-straining.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} straining
  1. present participle and gerund of strain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: strain
    Sense id: en-straining-en-verb-GHWh2YAg

Inflected forms

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