# caging

Pronunciation: say "KAYJ-ing" /ˈkeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of cage. — present participle and gerund of cage
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of cage. Use it after is, are or was, or as a noun for the action.
   - _Volunteers are caging the rescued hawks until their wings heal._
   - _Critics argued that the label's strict rules were caging the band's creativity._

## Noun

2. The act of putting something into a cage or trapping it inside one.
   - Simple: The act of putting or trapping something in a cage.
   - _The farm ended the caging of its laying hens after shoppers complained._
   - _Engineers recommended the caging of the loose rock face with steel mesh to stop rockfalls._

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