singling

SaySING-gling/ˈsɪŋɡlɪŋ/

3 meanings of singling

1
verb
Present participle of single. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or named as a thing.
The coach kept singling out one player for extra drills.
Singling her out in front of everyone embarrassed her.
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2
noununcountable
Changing a railway line from two tracks down to just one track.
Like turning a two-lane road into a one-lane road.
After the singling, only one train could use the track at a time.
The singling of the old branch line saved the company money.
Similarsingle-tracking, dedoubling
Oppositedoubling
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3
noununcountable
The weak alcohol that comes from the first round of distilling.
Like a weak first batch that you put through again to make it stronger.
The first run of the still produced a cloudy singling.
They saved the singling to distill it a second time.
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singling is a form of single

single, verb: In baseball, to make a hit that gets you to first base. Full entry

Forms: singlesingles he/she/itsingling -ing formsingled past tense, past participle
Spelling: single → singling: drop the e, add -ing

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