preparing

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈpɛɹɪŋ/

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Verb

preparing

1. present participle and gerund of prepare

Noun

preparing (plural preparings)

1. preparation
   • 1854, The Ladies' Repository, volume 22, page 361:

     It must be remembered that different methods are adopted in these preparings to produce the different kinds of yarn required for the different kinds of worsted fabrics which are manufactured […]

   • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:

     For, as I draw closer and closer to the end, I travel in the circle, nearer and nearer to the beginning. It seems to be one of the kind smoothings and preparings of the way.