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The correct spelling is arming.
How to pronounce arming
verb
Say it like: Arm-ing
The correct spelling is arming. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. For example: "The king armed his knights with swords and shields."
Usage Examples
“The king armed his knights with swords and shields.”
“Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.”
“to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
- 2.To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
- 3.To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
- 4.To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
- 5.To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
noun
- 1.A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
- 2.The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict
- 3.(chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
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