What does clocking mean?
Clocking means present participle and gerund of clock.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of clock.
At all of the major “breakup” yards where the railroads unloaded and loaded freight — waterfront railyards, pier stations, and inland freight depots — teams conducted clockings, recording all movements of trains […]
He picked up the sheet of paper which showed the clockings of the two employees. He looked again at the clockings that Earrell had made and smiled to himself; on the fifth of the month, he had skipped his break completely […]
Use clocking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clocking means present participle and gerund of clock.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At all of the major “breakup” yards where the railroads unloaded and loaded freight — waterfront railyards, pier stations, and inland freight depots — teams conducted clockings, recording all movements of trains […]
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