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chambering

USCHAYM-ber-ing/ˈt͡ʃeɪmbəɹɪŋ/UKCHAYM-buh-ing/ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

Pluralchamberings

3 meanings of chambering

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    The space inside a gun that holds a bullet ready to fire.

    Like a small pocket inside the gun where the bullet sits before it shoots.

    The gunsmith cleaned the chambering after every trip to the range.

    A worn chambering can cause a round to misfire.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of chamber. Use this form for the action happening now or as the -ing form.

    He was chambering a round when the alarm went off.

    She kept chambering shells one after another.

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  3. 3
    verbobsolete
    Sexual behavior that people see as shameful or wrong.

    The preacher warned the young men against drink and chambering.

    Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
    1611, The Holy Bible, King James VersionHere, chambering means sexual misbehavior, like having many careless affairs.
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chambering is a form of chamber

chamber, verb: To load a bullet into the part of a gun that holds it just before firing. Full entry

Forms
chamberchambers he/she/itchambering -ing formchambered past tense, past participle
Spelling
chamber → chambering: add -ing

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