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holing

SayHOHL-ingUS/ˈhoʊlɪŋ/UK/ˈhəʊlɪŋ/AUS/ˈhɐʉlɪŋ/

Noun pluralholings

2 meanings of holing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of hole. Use it when something is making a hole right now.

    Sharp rocks were holing the little boat near the shore.

    The golfer is holing putt after putt this afternoon.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Cutting away the lower part of a coal layer so the top breaks and falls down.

    Like cutting the bottom of a tree trunk so the top falls down.

    The miners finished the holing before the night shift arrived.

    Holing the lower coal by hand took them hours.

    Similarundercutting, undercut

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holing is a form of hole

hole, verb: To make a hole or holes in something. Full entry

Forms
holeholes he/she/itholing -ing formholed past tense, past participle
Spelling
hole → holing: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the word "hole" plus the ending "-ing".