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compacting

verb
Saykuhm-PAKT-ing/kəmˈpæktɪŋ/

1 meaning of compacting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of compact.

    Heavy rollers were compacting the gravel along the new stretch of road.

    Compacting the snow into a firm base makes the trail far easier to ski.

compacting is a form of compact

compact, verb: To press something together so that it becomes denser. Full entry

Forms
compactcompacts he/she/itcompacting -ing formcompacted past tense, past participle
Spelling
compact → compacting: add -ing

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