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crocodiling

SayKROK-uh-dyl-ingUS/ˈkɹɑkədaɪlɪŋ/UK/ˈkɹɒkədaɪlɪŋ/

2 meanings of crocodiling

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  1. 1
    verbslang
    Present participle and gerund of crocodile. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the activity.

    The little kids were crocodiling behind their teacher to the park.

    We spent the morning crocodiling around the zoo in pairs.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A pattern of small cracks that forms on an old painted surface.

    Like the dry, cracked mud at the bottom of a pond that has lost its water.

    The old door showed heavy crocodiling where the paint had dried out.

    Years of strong sun caused crocodiling across the painted fence.

    Similarcrazing, alligatoring, cracking, craquelure

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crocodiling is a form of crocodile

crocodile, verb: To speak some other language instead of Esperanto at an Esperanto event. Full entry

Forms
crocodilecrocodiles he/she/itcrocodiling -ing formcrocodiled past tense, past participle
Spelling
crocodile → crocodiling: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

From the word "crocodile" plus "-ing," because it looks like a crocodile's scales.