"laddering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ladderings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} laddering (countable and uncountable, plural ladderings)
  1. (agriculture, countable) A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-laddering-en-noun-p~txpqlM Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  2. (uncountable) An interview technique developed in the 1960s in which the interviewer systematically drills down for greater detail at each step. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-laddering-en-noun-JBhktyb8
  3. (uncountable) An investment strategy where the investment is spread over multiple bonds or term deposits with rolling maturity dates. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-laddering-en-noun-iGMsLe6N
  4. (uncountable) A regular pattern of oligonucleotide sizes on electrophoretic gels, resulting from the fragmentation of DNA strands during cell death. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-laddering-en-noun-nyXFrZvq
  5. (uncountable) An irregular fracture pattern that arises from uneven drying. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-laddering-en-noun-eZY7iKek

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} laddering
  1. present participle and gerund of ladder Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ladder
    Sense id: en-laddering-en-verb-PCgLQoEa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 21 20 2 27

Inflected forms

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