patching

patch·ing
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/ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who patches.

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Meanings

nounpatching (plural patchings)

plural patchings

  1. The act of one who patches.

    […] all this is not neatness, but frippery. These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of our neighbours.

    1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of patch

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with patching

matchingscratchingsnatching
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Anagrams

nightcap
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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