different between castling vs casting

English

Etymology 1

From cast +? -ling.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??stl??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kæstl??/

Noun

castling (plural castlings)

1. (obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.
   • 1646: Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon the urine in a castling’s bladder — Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book II, ch 5
2. (obsolete) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
3. A miniature cast or mould.
4. One that is cast.

Etymology 2

castle +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??s?l??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kæs?l??/

Noun

castling (usually uncountable, plural castlings)

1. (chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
2. (shogi) The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (?) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (?) and silver general(s) (?) and/or gold general(s) (?) often with an additional knight (?) and lance (??).

Translations

Verb

castling

1. present participle of castle

Anagrams

• catlings, sclating

English

Pronunciation

• (General American): enPR: k?st??ng, IPA^(key): /?kæst??/
• (Received Pronunciation): enPR: käst??ng, IPA^(key): /?k??st??/
• (Northern England): IPA^(key): /?kast??/
• (NYC): IPA^(key): /?k??st??/
• Rhymes: -??st??
• Hyphenation: cast?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast +? -ing.

Verb

casting

1. present participle of cast

Etymology 2

From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast +? -ing.

Noun

casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings)

1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
2. A manufacturing process using a mold.
3. An object made in a mold.
4. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
5. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
6. (programming) The act of converting between data types.
7. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.

Synonyms

• (selection of performers): audition

Derived terms

• leafcasting
• ray casting

Translations

Anagrams

• actings

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English casting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.ti?/

Noun

casting m (plural castings)

1. casting (selection of actors)

Further reading

• “casting” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English casting.

Noun

casting m (invariable)

1. casting (selection of actors)

Polish

Alternative forms

• kasting

Etymology

From English casting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka.stink/

Noun

casting m inan

1. casting (selection of performers)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) castingowy

Further reading

• casting in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• casting in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

casting m (plural castings)

1. Alternative form of cásting