graving

G2R1A1V4I1N1G2
/ˈɡɹeɪvɪŋ/

noun

The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of grave
noungraving (plural gravings)

plural gravings

  1. The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.
  2. obsoleteAn engraving.

    And the work itself of the bases, was intergraven: and there were gravings between the joinings.

    1610, Douay–Rheims Bible, 3 Kings vii. 28

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scoring

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vagring
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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