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pairing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pairing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pairing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Pair
2 . Pairing [ v. i.]
- The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples.
- See To pair off, under Pair, v. i.

Meaning of 'pairing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pairing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Example in sentence:
  • the casual couplings of adolescents;
  • the mating of some species occurs only in the spring