"peering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: peerings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} peering (plural peerings)
  1. The act of one who peers; a looking around.
    Sense id: en-peering-en-noun-lZ9xNaHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 39
  2. (Internet) The act of carrying communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-peering-en-noun-8cU6-hEa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 39

Verb

Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} peering
  1. present participle and gerund of peer Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: peer
    Sense id: en-peering-en-verb-4aAy2VcJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 27 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 27 41

Inflected forms

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