different between laming vs lacing

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English laminge, equivalent to lame +? -ing.

Noun

laming (plural lamings)

1. The act or process of rendering lame
   • 1851, William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 18:

     One young driver had been the subject of seven lamings, and had thriven in spite of them all. Any boy who had escaped with but one or two slight injuries was considered as particularly favoured.

   • 2016, Bob Sorge, The Chastening of The Lord:

     In contrast, the laming of a body part doesn't incapacitate one's ability to make spiritual progress. Lameness places rigorous constraints on the soul and body, but the believer is still able to go deep in God and grow in Christlikeness.

Etymology 2

From lame +? -ing.

Verb

laming

1. present participle of lame

Anagrams

• Gilman, lingam, malign

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le?s??/

Verb

lacing

1. present participle of lace

Noun

lacing (plural lacings)

1. That with which something is laced.

   A light lacing of rum goes into the cake batter.

2. The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
3. A beating as punishment; a hiding.
   • 1964, Tom Pyle, Beth Day Romulo, Pocantico: Fifty Years on the Rockefeller Domain (page 168)

     The Nelson family chauffeur, Ed, told me that Steven was missing. Ed was angry that the kid had run off, and he said when he got his hands on him he was going to give him a good lacing […]

4. (mining) Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
5. (bookbinding) The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
6. (shipbuilding) The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.

Translations

See also

• shoelace

Anagrams

• Anglic