ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Balling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Balling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ball.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of ball.

More Meanings

  1. Aggregation into clumps or balls;
  2. The act of winding into a ball.
  3. The act of curling up.
  4. The act of wrapping something up.
  5. The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
  6. The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
  7. (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.

Example Sentences

The balling of green pellets were carried out in the pelletizing disc with ф800 mm.
Segregation or balling of the fibers is related to several factors, the most important of which appears to be the aspect ratio.
The machine which forms the object of the present application for Patent is destined to do the balling of threads of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other textile material.
In other instances, where the blow on the cap was heavier, the flash was much longer and more powerful, and, if injected into a charge of very sensitive ntro, migh not improbably cause a balling of the shot .

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include glob, lump, clump, globe, clod, chunk.

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