"chaining" meaning in English

See chaining in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnɪŋ/ Forms: chainings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} chaining (plural chainings)
  1. The act or process by which something is chained. Derived forms: sidechaining
    Sense id: en-chaining-en-noun-Y~ejpizQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} chaining
  1. present participle and gerund of chain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: chain
    Sense id: en-chaining-en-verb-dV7rIJNP

Inflected forms

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "chaining",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "chain"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of chain"
      ],
      "id": "en-chaining-en-verb-dV7rIJNP",
      "links": [
        [
          "chain",
          "chain#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaining"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chainings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chaining (plural chainings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "sidechaining"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act or process by which something is chained."
      ],
      "id": "en-chaining-en-noun-Y~ejpizQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "chain",
          "chain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaining"
}
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  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "chain"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of chain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chain",
          "chain#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaining"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnɪŋ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sidechaining"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chainings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chaining (plural chainings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The act or process by which something is chained."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chain",
          "chain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaining"
}

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