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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. Use it after is, are, or was, or as the name of the action.

    The workers are compacting the soil before they build the wall.

    Compacting the trash saves a lot of space in the bin.

compacting is a form of compact

compact, verb: To press something down hard so it takes up less space. Full entry

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

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