# troughing

Pronunciation: US say "TRAWF-ing" /ˈtɹɔfɪŋ/; UK say "TROF-ing" /ˈtɹɒfɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of trough. — present participle and gerund of trough
   - Simple: The -ing form of trough. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Analysts believe earnings are troughing this quarter and should recover next year._
   - _After troughing in the spring, the stock climbed steadily through the fall._

## Noun

2. A connected set of troughs, such as the channels laid to carry and protect cables.
   - Simple: A line of long, open channels joined together, for example to hold cables.
   - _The contractor installed troughing for the signaling cables along the new rail line._
   - _The farm's troughing carries water from the well to every pasture._

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