# staking

Pronunciation: say "STAYK-ing" /ˈsteɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of stake. — present participle and gerund of stake
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of stake. Use this form for an action happening now or as a name for the action itself.
   - _Staking tomato plants early gives them better support as they grow._
   - _He was staking everything on a single risky investment._

## Noun

2. The act of stabbing or piercing something with a stake.
   - Simple: The act of pushing a sharp wooden stake into a person or thing.
   - _The legend describes the staking of the corpse to prevent its return._
   - _A single staking through the heart was said to destroy the creature for good._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from stake plus the suffix -ing.
**Meaning 2** — From Middle English stakyng or staking, from Old English stacung ('staking'), which came from Old English *stacian ('to drive stakes'); it is equivalent to stake plus -ing.

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