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soling

verb
SaySOHL-ingUS/ˈsoʊlɪŋ/UK/ˈsəʊlɪŋ/AUS/ˈsəʉlɪŋ/

1 meaning of soling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of sole.

    The cobbler was soling a customer's hiking boots when I walked in.

    Soling old leather shoes by hand can add years to their life.

    Note

    The -ing form belongs to the shoemaker's verb: to put a sole on a shoe or boot. It takes a direct object as a participle (soling a pair of boots) and, as a gerund, can name the work itself. A second verb shares the spelling, a British dialect word meaning to pull by the ears, haul or lug. In regional writing, soling may therefore mean rough handling rather than repair.

soling is a form of sole

sole, verb: To fit or attach a new bottom layer to a shoe or boot. Full entry

Forms
solesoles he/she/itsoling -ing formsoled past tense, past participle
Spelling
sole → soling: drop the e, add -ing

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