kinging
- 1Present participle of king.
Kinging a piece in checkers lets it move freely in any direction.
The rebels finished the coup by kinging their own leader.
Note
One -ing form does two jobs. As a progressive verb, it appears in phrases like "the rebels were kinging their leader." As a gerund, it names an act, as in "kinging is the reward for crossing the board." The verb behind it has several uses: crowning someone, ruling as king, lording it over others, promoting a checkers piece, or performing as a drag king. Context decides which one is meant.
kinging is a form of king
king, verb: To promote a checkers piece that has reached the opposite side, allowing it to move backward as well as forward. Full entry
- Spelling
- king → kinging: add -ing
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