paring

See also: päring

English

Verb

paring

  1. present participle of pare

Noun

paring (plural parings)

  1. A fragment or shaving that has been pared.
  2. The cutting off of the surface of grassland for tillage.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From paren (“to pair; to mate, to copulate”) +‎ -ing

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ring

Noun

paring f (plural paringen, diminutive parinkje n)

  1. pairing (in a tournament)
  2. copulation, mating
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