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bailing

/ˈbeɪlɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is bailed.

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bail

nounbailing (plural bailings)

plural bailings

The act by which something is bailed.
He took a bucket and bailed the muddy stuff out right to the bottom, and let it fill up to be again bailed out. After three bailings the water came in cold, sweet, and pure as crystal.
1903, Ernest Thompson Seton, Two Little Savages

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bailing

mailing sailing failing scaling prevailing trailing whaling railing ailing wailing grayling hailing flailing baling paling waling plain sailing plain-sailing plane sailing quailing skraeling

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APA

bailing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailing

MLA

“bailing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bailing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bailing.

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