caging
SayKAYJ-ing/ˈkeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of cage. Use it after is, are or was, or as a noun for the action.
The zookeeper is caging the young lion for its trip to the vet.
Caging wild birds is against the law here.
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- 2The act of putting or trapping something in a cage.
The caging of the chickens keeps them safe from foxes at night.
The caging of the stray dog took two workers and a lot of patience.
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caging is a form of cage
cage, verb: To put an animal or person in a cage and keep them there. Full entry
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- cage → caging: drop the e, add -ing
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