What is another word for Waling?

Pronunciation: [wˈe͡ɪlɪŋ] (IPA)

Waling is a term that can be used in many contexts. It can be a verb, meaning to walk or move slowly and heavily. It can also refer to the process of reinforcing a structure by adding horizontal beams, known as walers. Some synonyms for waling as a verb include trudging, plodding, sauntering, or ambling. As for waling describing the process of adding horizontal beams, synonyms could be reinforcing, bracing, shoring up, or buttressing. Essentially, depending on the context in which the term is being used, there are various synonyms that could be used to describe the action or process of waling.

What are the hypernyms for Waling?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Waling

A pedagogue in Indiana, who was "had up" for unmercifully Waling the back of a little girl, justified his action by explaining that "she persisted in flinging paper pellets at him when his back was turned."
"The Fiend's Delight"
Dod Grile
It was not so much that we found the work beyond our strength-although in that respect we were often glad enough to have a little additional help-but it was often necessary to have a plank or a Waling, or some such matter, held firmly in position at half a dozen points or more at the same moment, while I fixed it; and it was on such occasions that I welcomed the assistance of the natives.
"The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn"
Harry Collingwood

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