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chalking

The correct spelling is chalking.

How to pronounce chalking

verb

Say it like: Cha-lki-ng

The correct spelling is chalking. To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
  2. 2.To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
  3. 3.To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
  4. 4.To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
  5. 5.To manure (land) with chalk.

noun

  1. 1.Something chalked on a surface.
  2. 2.The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.

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