folding
The action of foldingThe action of folding; a fold.
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» Tom put the folding chairs away.
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of folding; a fold.
Falten, Klappen
скла́дываниеskládyvanije, сгиба́ниеsgibánije, свёртываниеsvjórtyvanije
the act of folding
(countable, uncountable)The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
(countable, uncountable)Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
(countable, uncountable)The deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Paper money, as opposed to coins.
Examples
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Origin
By surface analysis, fold + -ing.By surface analysis, fold + -ing.
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Forms
plural: foldingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- folding chairs
- the folding chairs
- is folding his
See also
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