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titling

SayTY-tling/ˈtaɪtl̩ɪŋ/

Noun pluraltitlings (some meanings)

6 meanings of titling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of title. Use it for the '-ing' form, as when something is being given a title.

    She spent the morning titling her new photos.

    He kept titling each chapter after a city he had visited.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    Giving something a title, or printing the title onto the back of a book.

    Like writing a name on a label so people know what something is.

    The titling of the report took longer than expected.

    Careful titling helps readers find the book on a shelf.

    Similarnaming, lettering

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The legal right to own a piece of property.

    Like having papers that prove a house is really yours.

    The titling of the land was finally settled in court.

    She paid a lawyer to check the titling before buying the house.

    Similarownership

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  4. 4
    SayTIT-ling/ˈtɪtlɪŋ/
    nouncountable
    A small brown and gray songbird that lives in hedges.

    A titling hopped quietly along the bottom of the hedge.

    We spotted a titling pecking at seeds beneath the bushes.

    Similardunnock

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  5. 5
    SayTIT-ling/ˈtɪtlɪŋ/
    nouncountable
    A small brown songbird that lives in open fields and grassland.

    A titling rose from the grass, singing as it climbed.

    We watched a titling drop back into the meadow after its flight.

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  1. 6
    SayTIT-ling/ˈtɪtlɪŋ/
    nounobsolete
    Dried fish, usually cod, hardened in cold air without salt.

    Like dried meat you can store for a long time, but made from fish.

    The merchant traded a barrel of titling for woolen cloth at the harbor.

    They soaked the dried titling for two days before cooking it.

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titling is a form of title

title, verb: To give a name to a book, movie, or other work. Full entry

Forms
titletitles he/she/ittitling -ing formtitled past tense, past participle
Spelling
title → titling: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

This word is uncertain in origin. It looks like 'tit' (a small bird) plus '-ling' (small), and is found from the 16th century. It probably comes from Icelandic 'titlingr', meaning 'tit sparrow'.