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Synonyms for netting


Grammar : Noun
Spell : net-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛt ɪŋ



Définition of netting

Origin :
  • "to capture in a net," early 15c., from net (n.). Related: Netted; netting.
  • noun mesh
Example sentences :
  • With these specimens, are preserved some of the needles anciently used in netting.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
  • Two colors may be used, netting five rows with one, and four with the other.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
  • "Wait till I have finished this corner of my netting, and I'll go with you," said Julia.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • "They are netting fish illegally, I imagine," Elmer answered.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • But on the other side of that netting they buzzed in an angry grey cloud.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Our boat was not so large as the netting boat; it was not decked over.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • Netting is taught, and the soldiers are encouraged to whittle.
  • Extract from : « Five Lectures on Blindness » by Kate M. Foley
  • She was netting a bead bag, an industry all the rage then among the women.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • The yearlings are best taken from the rearing ponds by netting them.
  • Extract from : « Amateur Fish Culture » by Charles Edward Walker
  • Once he had caught him at night in the act of netting salmon in the river.
  • Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham

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