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Rareculling
The correct spelling is culling.
How to pronounce culling
verb
IPA: /ˈkʌlɪŋ/
Say it like: Cul-lin-g
The correct spelling is culling. To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- 2.To gather, collect.
- 3.To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
- 4.To kill (animals etc).
- 5.To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
noun
- 1.The act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.
- 2.Anything separated or selected from a mass.
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