Walling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Walling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of wall.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of wall.
More Meanings
- A group of walls.
- Material used for walls.
- A method of torture in which a person's neck is encircled by a collar, which is then used to slam the person against a wall.
Example Sentences
The longer the platform, the more signs, fencing, walling, lighting, drainage and public address systems (and so on) are needed.
“All three,” says Dr. Schliemann, “were unusually large, and appeared to have been forced into the small space of only 5 feet 6 inches, left for them between the inner wallings […]
Nor was this all; seeing something projecting through the soil at the bottom of the bared patch of walling, I removed the loose earth with my hands, and revealed a huge stone ring, a foot or more in diameter, and about three inches thick.
Word Forms
- wallings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rampart, bulwark, fence, palisade, surround, paries.
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