sealing

Pluralsealings

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of seal. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   She is sealing the last box before the movers arrive.

   Sealing the gaps in the wall kept the heat inside.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of closing something securely, or marking it with a stamp.

   Like pressing a jar lid down tight so nothing spills out.

   The sealing of the jars must be done while they are still hot.

   Careful sealing around the windows stops drafts in winter.

   Similarclosure, closing, waterproofing

   Oppositeopening

3. 3
   adjective

   Made to close something tightly so air or water cannot pass.

   Like the rubber band around a lunchbox lid that stops it leaking.

   The sealing ring keeps water out of the diving watch.

   He pressed his signet into the warm sealing wax.

4. 4
   noununcountable

   The hunting of seals, the sea animals.

   Her grandfather earned his money from sealing on the winter ice.

   Sealing once supported many small fishing towns in the north.

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