perching

English

Etymology 1

From perch.

Verb

perching

1. present participle of perch

Noun

perching (plural perchings)

1. The act of something that perches.
   • 1892, William James, The Stream of Consciousness:

     When we take a general view of the wonderful stream of our consciousness, what strikes us first is the different pace of its parts. Like a bird's life, it seems to made of an alternation of flights and perchings.

Etymology 2

From perch (“a rack over which cloth is suspended for inspection”).

Noun

perching (uncountable)

1. (textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.