ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Basketing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Basketing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of basket.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of basket.

More Meanings

  1. (rare) The act of grouping together in, or as if in, a basket.

Example Sentences

They are chippings and basketings of maxims and quotations, and of anecdotes, often classical, put together inductively, or rather by "simple enumeration" of the pros and cons.
[…] such fillings of camphor and cologne bottles; such bagging of cloaks and India-rubbers; such basketings of cake and oranges, which both Mrs. Pell and the captain were convinced could not be obtained after once leaving New York!

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include basketful, handbasket, hoop, hamper, wastebasket, pail.

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