Tamping
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tamping is an adjective meaning (Wales) Very angry; fuming.
Meaning
(Wales) Very angry; fuming.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of tamp
- The material used in tamping.
- The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.
Word Forms
- tampings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pack, fuming, steaming, mafting, madding, seething.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.