Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of card
nouncarding (countable and uncountable, plural cardings)
plural cardings
- countableA piece of wool rolled by a carding machine.
- uncountableThe fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.
- CanadacountableuncountablegovernmentA police practice where an officer stops, questions, and documents information from a person to gather intelligence, when no crime or suspicion of crime has been committed.
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carding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carding
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“carding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carding.
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