# curing

Pronunciation: US say "KYUUR-ing" /ˈkjʊɹɪŋ/; UK say "KYOOR-ing" /ˈkjɵːɪŋ/; AUS say "KYOO-uh-ring" /ˈkjʉːəɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of cure. — present participle and gerund of cure
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of cure. Use this form when the action is happening now or when naming the activity itself.
   - _Salting and smoking are traditional ways of curing fish for the winter._
   - _The clinic is curing tropical infections that once had no reliable treatment._

## Noun

2. The act or process by which something is cured, whether healed or preserved.
   - Simple: The act of treating something so it heals or so it lasts longer.
   - _The curing of concrete must happen slowly to prevent cracks from forming._
   - _Salt curing was once the main way to keep fish edible through the winter._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from the word "cure" combined with the suffix "-ing".
**Meaning 2** — From Middle English curyng or curinge, equivalent to "cure" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/curing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).