Ratcheting
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ratcheting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ratchet.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of ratchet.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is ratcheted.
- A conjurers' trick of bending an object back and forth to induce metal fatigue, so that it can be broken later by rubbing it.
Word Forms
- ratchetings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ratch, rachet, wrenching, ramp, gnashing, rattler.
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