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The correct spelling is priming.
How to pronounce priming
verb
IPA: /ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/
Say it like: Pri-min-g
The correct spelling is priming. To prepare a mechanism for its main work. For example: "You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."
Usage Examples
“You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.”
“I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.”
“The boys are primed for mischief.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
- 2.To apply a coat of primer paint to.
- 3.To be renewed.
- 4.To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- 5.(of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
noun
- 1.The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
- 2.A substance used as a primer.
- 3.The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
- 4.The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.
- 5.The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.
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