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sizing

  • /ˈsaɪzɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪzɪŋ

noun sizings

  1. countable, uncountable A gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas, paper, plaster or wood; often made from animal skins.
  2. countable, uncountable Paste.
  3. countable, uncountable A weak glue used in various trades; size.
  4. UK, countable, dated, uncountable Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of size

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: caliber, calibration, calibre, spanning, resize, span, cassette, medium-sized, grading, adjusting, design, calibrating, dimensioning, dimensions, resizing, tolerances

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"sizing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sizing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sizing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sizing

Chicago

"sizing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sizing.

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@misc{sizing_2026,
  title = {sizing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sizing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}