staunching

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noun

The act by which something is staunched or stopped.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of staunch
nounstaunching (plural staunchings)

plural staunchings

  1. The act by which something is staunched or stopped.
  2. obsoleteA stanchion.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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