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Webster 1828 Edition


Liming

LI'MING

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ppr.
Daubing with viscous matter; entangling; manuring with lime.

Definition 2024


liming

liming

See also: límíng

English

Alternative forms

  • limin'
  • lyming

Verb

liming

  1. present participle of lime
  2. (Trinidadian, Caribbean, slang) hanging around, usually in a public place with friends, enjoying the scene.
    "No Liming or Loitering - No Shouting or Loud Noise" (written on a sign in Port of Spain shopping mall).

Quotations

  • Lionel Ritchie. All Night Long (pop song, verse 2):
    We're going to party, Liming, Fiesta, forever
    Come on and sing along.

Noun

liming (plural limings)

  1. An application of lime (calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide).
    The land required frequent limings.