celling

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noun

confinement in a cell

“The prison was so crowded that they had to resort to double celling and then triple celling.”

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Meanings

nouncelling (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountableconfinement in a cell

    The prison was so crowded that they had to resort to double celling and then triple celling.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cell

Origin

From cell + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

celling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celling

MLA

“celling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celling.

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