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staking

SaySTAYK-ing/ˈsteɪkɪŋ/

Noun pluralstakings

2 meanings of staking

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of stake. Use this form for an action happening now or as a name for the action itself.

    Staking the young tree kept it from falling over in the wind.

    She is staking her savings on the new shop.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of pushing a sharp wooden stake into a person or thing.

    In the old film, the staking of the vampire saved the village.

    The hunter prepared for the staking of the beast at midnight.

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staking is a form of stake

stake, verb: To bet something valuable on the result of a game or future event. Full entry

Forms
stakestakes he/she/itstaking -ing formstaked past tense, past participle
Spelling
stake → staking: drop the e, add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 1

From the word stake plus -ing.

Meaning 2

From Middle English stakyng, from Old English stacung, meaning 'staking'.