pearling
Because it is a word with a single syllable, pearling is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofpearling
- (sometimes figurative) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
- To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
Example: "to pearl barley"
- To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
- To resemble pearl or pearls.
- To hunt for pearls
Example: "to go pearling"
- To dig the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
- The process by which grain is pearled.
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