sheeting

sheet·ing
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/ˈʃiːtɪŋ/

noun

Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).

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Meanings

nounsheeting (countable and uncountable, plural sheetings)

plural sheetings

  1. countableuncountableFabric used to make sheets (bedding).
  2. countableuncountableThe process of forming material into sheets.
  3. countableuncountableengineeringA lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.
  4. countableuncountablegeographyA weathering process in which rock breaks into sheets after compressional stress on it is removed.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sheet

Origin

From sheet + -ing.

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Translations

German Verschalung, Beplankung
  • VerschalungA lining of boards for protecting an embankment
  • BeplankungA lining of boards for protecting an embankment

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sheeting

meetingeatingheatinggreetingseatingbeatingcheatingrepeatingfleetingbleating
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Anagrams

seething
Cite this entry
APA

sheeting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheeting

MLA

“sheeting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheeting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheeting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheeting.

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