preserving

English

Alternative forms

• preserveing (archaic)

Verb

preserving

1. present participle and gerund of preserve

Noun

preserving (plural preservings)

1. preservation
   • 1924, Wilbur Olin Hedrick, The Economics of a Food Supply, page 26:

     Some preservings of foods, indeed, can scarcely be done to advantage except on a large scale.

Derived terms

• preserving melon