"flatting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflætɪŋ/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 flatting.ogg [Australia] Forms: flattings [plural]
Rhymes: -ætɪŋ Etymology: flat + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flat|ing}} flat + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} flatting (usually uncountable, plural flattings)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-mFP23xzQ Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English
  2. (countable) A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-PcuRMX17
  3. The process of applying a coating of flatting paint. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.): матиране (matirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-0C9Ooq9b Disambiguation of 'The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.': 1 5 65 0 10 9 0 0 9
  4. (countable) A flat part of something, a flattening. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-Gs8mDxEh
  5. The process of becoming flat. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-ZjMoVr35
  6. The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-47K~GWua
  7. (countable) An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-GJKFtmp1
  8. A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-u8FBbbfT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 4 2 3 3 23 14 32 5
  9. The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.): валцуване (valcuvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-noun-eCgtnPIv Disambiguation of 'The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.': 1 1 9 0 9 8 1 0 71

Verb

IPA: /ˈflætɪŋ/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 flatting.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ætɪŋ Etymology: flat + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flat|ing}} flat + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flatting
  1. present participle and gerund of flat Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flat
    Sense id: en-flatting-en-verb-wuGELUns Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 14 5 4 5 5 9 10 18 5 25

Inflected forms

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