pearling

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noun

The process by which grain is pearled.

“fishing and pearling craft”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pearl

    Used a pointed tip today and learned why I kept pearling with my round tipped board. Round noses like to dig into the water, causing frustrating wipeouts.

    1999, Joanne VanMeter https://web.archive.org/web/20071027111258/http://www.letsplay.net/archive99/020399.shtml
nounpearling (countable and uncountable, plural pearlings)

plural pearlings

  1. countableuncountableThe process by which grain is pearled.

    The barley underwent three pearlings in a pearler.

  2. countableuncountableThe process of hunting for pearls.

    fishing and pearling craft

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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