"brailling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪlɪŋ/, /ˈbɹeɪəlɪŋ/
Etymology: From braille + -ing, an allusion to the system of writing for the blind that is read by touch. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|braille|ing}} braille + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} brailling (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial) A form of cheating in the board game Scrabble, where a player drawing tiles from the bag attempts to feel their raised surfaces so as to choose specific letters. Tags: colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brailling-en-noun-NaEMlnmF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scrabble Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Scrabble: 97 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪlɪŋ/, /ˈbɹeɪəlɪŋ/
Etymology: From braille + -ing, an allusion to the system of writing for the blind that is read by touch. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|braille|ing}} braille + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} brailling
  1. present participle and gerund of braille Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: braille
    Sense id: en-brailling-en-verb-cuM65gQj
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɹeɪəlɪŋ/"
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        "(colloquial) A form of cheating in the board game Scrabble, where a player drawing tiles from the bag attempts to feel their raised surfaces so as to choose specific letters."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɹeɪəlɪŋ/"
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