# sistering

Pronunciation: US say "SIS-ter-ing" /ˈsɪs.təɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "SIS-tuh-ing" /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of sister. — present participle and gerund of sister
   - Simple: Present participle of sister. Use this form when the action is happening now or to name the activity itself.
   - _Sistering the sagging joists brought the old floor back to level._
   - _The contractor recommended sistering each split rafter with a fresh board._

## Adjective

2. Lying immediately next to and touching another thing; adjoining without any space in between. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Lying right next to another thing and touching it, with no gap between.
   - _The two sistering parishes met along the line of the old river._
   - _Surveyors marked the point where the sistering plots touched at the boundary stone._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sistering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).