How to pronounce “arming”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• present participle and gerund of arm
• [Noun]
• The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
• The act of supplying with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task.
• The act of preparing a tool or a weapon for action; activation.
• (nautical) A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
• (nautical, chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays, or used as a visual screen during times of action.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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