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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pahr-suh-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr sə lɪŋ



Definition of parceling

Origin :
  • "to divide into small portions," early 15c. (with out), from parcel (n.). Related: Parceled; parcelled; parceling; parcelling.
  • As in severance : noun division
  • As in division : noun separation, disconnection
  • As in apportion : verb divide into shares
  • As in mete : verb administer, distribute
  • As in portion : verb divide into pieces
  • As in ration : verb divide something into portions
  • As in cluster : verb assemble, group
  • As in distribute : verb allocate, deliver, spread
  • As in divide : verb distribute
  • As in dole out : verb allocate, distribute
Example sentences :
  • (b) This is to render the surface smooth for parceling and serving.
  • Extract from : « The Gunner's Examiner » by Harold E. Cloke
  • To keep me from mischief, the mate used to set me picking oakum, or ripping up an old sail for 'parceling,' as it was called.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV. » by Various
  • I could not see her as a worker in organized charity, parceling out benefits tied with red tape.
  • Extract from : « May Iverson's Career » by Elizabeth Jordan

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