yoking

SayYOHK-ingUS/ˈjoʊkɪŋ/UK/ˈjəʊkɪŋ/

Noun pluralyokings

2 meanings of yoking

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of yoke. Use it after is, was or are, or as a noun for the act.
The farmer is yoking his oxen to the plow.
The teachers are yoking the two classes together for the field trip.
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2
nouncountable
When animals or things are joined by a yoke, or how long they stay that way.
The horses rested in the shade after a long yoking in the hayfield.
The yoking of the two oxen took ages because one kept stepping away.
Similarshift, stint
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yoking is a form of yoke

yoke, verb: To join people or things closely together, often when they do not want it. Full entry

Forms: yokeyokes he/she/ityoking -ing formyoked past tense, past participle
Spelling: yoke → yoking: drop the e, add -ing

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