different between liming vs lining

English

Alternative forms

• limin'
• lyming

Etymology

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The word is associated with sitting under a lime tree, or having nothing more demanding to do than squeezing limes. It is also thought to originate from "limey", a slang term meaning a British serviceman during World War II (noted for hanging around bars and drinking).

Verb

liming

1. present participle of lime
2. (Caribbean, Jamaican, Trinidad and Tobago, 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.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?n??/
• Rhymes: -a?n??

Noun

lining (plural linings)

1. A covering for the inside surface of something.
2. The material used for such a covering.
3. The act of attaching such a covering.

Related terms

• brake lining
• interlining

Translations

Verb

lining

1. present participle of line

Anagrams

• lignin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lining f or m (definite singular lininga or liningen, indefinite plural liningar, definite plural liningane)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by linning