casting
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etcThe act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
» The aluminum castings must be brushed again.
Die Alu-Gussstücke müssen noch einmal gebürstet werden. — maaster
Алюмінієві виливки має бути відшкурено знову. — pinaxe
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A manufacturing process using a mold.
Gießen, Guss
литьёlitʹjó, отли́вкаotlívka
object formed by a mold
(countable)An object made in a mold.
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
(countable, uncountable)The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
(countable, uncountable)The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
(countable, uncountable)The act of converting between data types.
Casting
ка́стингkásting, прослу́шиваниеproslúšivanije, про́быpróby
(countable, uncountable)Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
Examples
38 sentencesThe aluminum castings must be brushed again.
Алюмінієві виливки має бути відшкурено знову. — pinaxe
deDie Alu-Gussstücke müssen noch einmal gebürstet werden. — maaster
Censorious people delight in casting blame.
ruПридирчивые люди находят удовольствие в поиске виновных. — bredsky
deKritiksüchtigen Menschen bereitet es Freude, anderen Vorwürfe zu machen. — Tickler
Worm castings continually enrich the soil.
Sami is still in the casting.
Michael went to the casting site.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.
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Forms
plural: castingsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.