pearling

English

Verb

pearling

1. present participle and gerund of pearl
   • 1999, Joanne VanMeter [1]:

     Used a pointed tip today and learned why I kept pearling with my round tipped board. Round noses like to dig into the water, causing frustrating wipeouts.

Noun

pearling (countable and uncountable, plural pearlings)

1. The process by which grain is pearled.

   The barley underwent three pearlings in a pearler.

2. The process of hunting for pearls.

   fishing and pearling craft

Anagrams

• grapline, prealign, rapeling