different between covering vs casing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?v????/

Etymology 1

Present participle or participial adjective from cover (verb) +? -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of coveren, keveren (“to cover”).

Verb

covering

1. present participle of cover

Etymology 2

From Middle English coverynge, -inge, keverynge, -inge [verbal noun of coveren, keveren (“to cover”)]; or, verbal noun from cover (verb) +? -ing.

Noun

covering (countable and uncountable, plural coverings)

1. (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
2. (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.

Derived terms

• face covering
• head covering

Translations

References

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke?s??/
• Rhymes: -e?s??

Noun

casing (plural casings)

1. That which encloses or encases.

   Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn't burst.

2. (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window.
3. (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
4. (uncountable, computing) The collective states of upper and lower case letters.

   The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.

Derived terms

• sausage casing

Translations

Verb

casing

1. present participle of case

Anagrams

• GI cans, Gancis