What does preparing mean?
Preparing means present participle and gerund of prepare.
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/pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of prepare.
It must be remembered that different methods are adopted in these preparings to produce the different kinds of yarn required for the different kinds of worsted fabrics which are manufactured[…]
For, as I draw closer and closer to the end, I travel in the circle, nearer and nearer to the beginning. It seems to be one of the kind smoothings and preparings of the way.
Use preparing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Preparing means present participle and gerund of prepare.
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It must be remembered that different methods are adopted in these preparings to produce the different kinds of yarn required for the different kinds of worsted fabrics which are manufactured[…]
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