grooving

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noun

A groove; a long indentation.

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rifling
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of groove
noungrooving (plural groovings)

plural groovings

  1. A groove; a long indentation.

    It appears that moraines and groovings, exactly resembling those of the Alpine regions, are found in all those districts.

    1842, Chambers's Edinburgh journal, page 4

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm

Similar
rifling
Broader
formationshaping
Also see
rifling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grooving

movingimprovingremovingprovingunmovingcomoving
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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