"singling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: singlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} singling (plural singlings)
  1. (distilling) Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.
    Sense id: en-singling-en-noun-bQ5g32CV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 12 48
  2. (rail transport) The reduction of a railway line from double to single track. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-singling-en-noun-7pFcPist Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 12 48 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} singling
  1. present participle and gerund of single Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: single
    Sense id: en-singling-en-verb-J1TMZIOW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 12 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for singling meaning in English (2.5kB)

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