timbering

SayTIM-ber-ing/ˈtɪmbəɹɪŋ/

Pluraltimberings

2 meanings of timbering

1
nouncountable or uncountable
The wooden parts that make up a structure, or anything built from wood.
Like the wooden bones that hold up a house.
The old barn's timbering had rotted after years of rain.
Workers replaced the timbering that held up the roof.
Similarwoodwork, beams, framing, framework, shoring
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2
verb
Present participle of timber. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
The miners were timbering the new shaft before going any deeper.
Workers kept timbering the walls as they dug.
Note

timbering is a form of timber

timber, verb: To put wooden beams into something to hold it up. Full entry

Forms: timbertimbers he/she/ittimbering -ing formtimbered past tense, past participle
Spelling: timber → timbering: add -ing

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Origin

This word comes from "timber" plus the ending "-ing".