# pearling

Pronunciation: say "PURL-ing" US /ˈpɝlɪŋ/, UK /ˈpɜːlɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of pearl. — present participle and gerund of pearl
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of pearl. Use it after is, are, or was, or to name the action.
   - _By the third mile, sweat was pearling on his forehead._
   - _The seamstress spent the afternoon pearling the bodice of the wedding gown._

## Noun

2. The activity of hunting for pearls.
   - Simple: The work of searching for pearls.
   - _Her grandfather spent forty years in the pearling trade along the northern coast._
   - _The town grew rich on pearling, and its harbor still has the old divers' sheds._
3. The process of making grain into small, rounded grains shaped like pearls.
   - Simple: Making grain, such as barley, into small round grains that look like pearls.
   - _The cooperative sends its barley out for pearling before selling it to soup makers._
   - _Each extra pearling leaves the grains a little smaller and rounder._

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