tamping

Meaning of tamping

verb
  1. (blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
  2. To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
    Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
  3. To reduce the intensity of.
noun
  1. The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.
  2. The material used in tamping.

adjective

Very angry; fuming.

Information about tamping

  • The plural form of tamping is: tampings.
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Hyphenation of tamping

tamp-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 letters.
  • tamping is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with tamping

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