turtling

Pluralturtlings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   A way of playing where you stay in one spot, defend hard, and barely attack.

   Like hiding inside a shell and waiting instead of fighting back.

   His turtling made the match drag on for hours.

   Players who rely on turtling rarely win quickly.

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of turtle. Use this form for something happening right now.

   The defending side is turtling behind the castle walls.

   He kept turtling instead of pushing forward.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The activity of catching or hunting turtles for food or shells.

   Like fishing, but for turtles instead of fish.

   Turtling was once a common way to get food on the islands.

   The villagers went turtling at low tide.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The flipping over of a boat so that it ends up completely upside down.

   Like a toy boat flipping over and floating belly-up in the bath.

   The storm caused the turtling of several small boats.

   Turtling is the worst thing that can happen to a kayak.

   Similarcapsizing, overturning

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A young or newly hatched turtle.

   Like a puppy is a baby dog, a turtling is a baby turtle.

   A tiny turtling crawled toward the sea.

   We found a turtling stuck in the warm sand.

   Similarturtlet

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6. 6
   nounfigurativelyuncountable

   Slow, step-by-step progress or build-up of something.

   There was a slow turtling of interest in the new product.

   The turtling of tension in the room made everyone uneasy.

   Similarcrawl, creep

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