arm|ing

arm|ing
arm|ing «AHR mihng», noun.
Nautical. a piece of tallow at the end of the weight (lead) on a sounding line, used to bring to the surface samples of the sand or other matter covering the bottom.

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  • dis|arm|ing|ly — «dihs AHR mihng lee», adverb. in a disarming manner …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|arm|ing — «dihs AHR mihng», adjective. that disarms opponents; winning; agreeable: »He confessed his ignorance of farm problems in a most disarming way (Maclean s). With disarming open mindedness, Brecht accepted…criticisms (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • arm — arm; arm·ful; arm·less; arm·let; arm·scye; dis·arm; en·arm; re·arm; un·arm; ARM; dis·arm·er; dis·arm·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

  • arm-twist|ing — «AHRM TWIHS tihng», noun. U.S. Informal. a compelling by influence; pressure: »After some arm twisting by fellow union leaders [he] followed suit (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • arm-twist — arm twist·ing; arm twist; …   English syllables

  • arm-twisting — arm twist·ing …   English syllables

  • ing — iñg praep. K; SD121 žr. 2 į: 1. Rašiau vakar ing tave J.Jabl. Veda iñg stalą Arm. Pasislink iñg mane Lp. Iñg karčemą nori vestie Nm. Kaip tik iñg ten nuėjo, nieko gero nematė Rmš. Ing liepelės tankias šakas kasnykai sagyta (d.) Šn. O kur aš… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • arm-twist·ing — /ˈɑɚmˌtwıstıŋ/ noun [noncount] informal : the act of using pressure to make people do things that they do not want to do There was a lot of political arm twisting before the Senate vote. see also twist someone s arm at ↑twist, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Balge (Arm der Weser) — Die Große Balge im 13. Jahrhundert, die das Martini und das Tieferviertel umfließt und noch bis an die Südseite des Marktplatzes reicht. Die Balge (früher auch Balje genannt)[1] war ein kurzer, rechter Seitenarm der Weser, der im Gebiet der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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