"puddling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puddlings [plural]
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  1. The action of forming a puddle. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puddling-en-noun-klEPzc8J
  2. The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puddling-en-noun-R4EctHvW Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 13 6 30 10 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 10 5 32 10 33 5
  3. (canal engineering) The act of lining a canal with puddle to make it watertight. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of lining a canal with puddling): pudelació [feminine] (Catalan), tiivistäminen (Finnish), puddlage [masculine] (French), puddellaggio [masculine] (Italian), pudlaj [neuter] (Romanian), pudelación [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (the act of melting iron): pudelació [feminine] (Catalan), putlaus (Finnish), puddlage [masculine] (French), puddellaggio [masculine] (Italian), pudlaj [neuter] (Romanian), pudelación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-puddling-en-noun-50GjCuRQ Disambiguation of 'act of lining a canal with puddling': 2 2 87 3 2 4 Disambiguation of 'the act of melting iron': 4 5 56 26 3 6
  4. (metallurgy, historical) The processing of pig iron (with high carbon content) by placing it into a reverberatory furnace, stirring to expose it to oxygen and create puddled iron and then (with further stirring to fully decarbonize it) wrought iron. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puddling-en-noun-zntbbgbT Categories (other): Metallurgy, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 13 3 37 15 25 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 7 2 43 8 33 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 11 2 36 18 28 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 13 2 36 17 27 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 12 6 34 11 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 11 6 40 10 23 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 13 6 30 10 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 10 5 32 10 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 15 7 34 8 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 12 4 34 13 27 6 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. A group of mallards (ducks). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (group of mallards): parvi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-puddling-en-noun-qp8b2lDa Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 13 6 30 10 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 10 5 32 10 33 5 Disambiguation of 'group of mallards': 1 4 0 13 74 8
  6. A behaviour in which animals like butterflies seek out moist substances to obtain nutrients. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puddling-en-noun-~7we9lRj Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 13 6 30 10 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 10 5 32 10 33 5

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} puddling
  1. present participle and gerund of puddle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: puddle
    Sense id: en-puddling-en-verb-iykfVwy6

Inflected forms

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        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "puddling"
}

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