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fulling

SayFUUL-ing/ˈfʊlɪŋ/

Noun pluralfullings

3 meanings of fulling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of full. Use this form for the ongoing work of cleaning and thickening wool cloth.

    The men spent all day fulling the heavy wool cloth.

    Fulling the cloth by hand was hard, tiring work.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A way of cleaning and beating wool cloth so it becomes thicker and stronger.

    Like squeezing a wet sponge until it packs down tight and firm.

    Fulling turns loose, scratchy wool into a warm, thick fabric.

    After fulling, the cloth was much smaller but far stronger.

  3. 3
    noununcountable
    A church ceremony in which water is used to welcome a person into the Christian faith.

    Like a welcome ceremony that officially makes someone part of a group.

    The baby's fulling took place at the village church on Sunday.

    After her fulling, she was counted among the members of the parish.

    Similarbaptism, christening

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fulling is a form of full

full, verb: To grow round and bright, the way the moon does each month. Full entry

Forms
fullfulls he/she/itfulling -ing formfulled past tense, past participle
Spelling
full → fulling: add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 3

From Middle English fulling, from fullen or fulwen meaning "to baptise," made from full plus -ing.

Meanings 1–2

From full plus -ing.