ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Singling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Singling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of single.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of single.

More Meanings

  1. (distilling) Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.
  2. (rail transport) The reduction of a railway line from double-track to single-track.

Example Sentences

[…] associated with this project would be the singling of the line from Selby to Shipton Lane, 2½ miles from Market Weighton, and the working of this section on the one-engine-in-steam principle, […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for singling

Depending on context, synonyms include dedoubling, single-tracking.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include only, lone, individual, sole, lonesome, solitary.

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