bottling

noun

bot·​tling ˈbä-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce bottling (audio)
ˈbät-liŋ
: a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time

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Moutard is not alone in its use of these varieties; a handful of houses such as Champagne Gruet, Olivier Horiot, and Drappier produce small amounts of Arbane, and the latter even has a bottling called Quattuor made with Chardonnay, Petit Messlier, Arbane, and Blanc Vrai. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025 Coca-Cola’s Indian bottling unit is reportedly weighing a billion-dollar float next year. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025 Within 12 hours of finding out what happened, a train of medical personnel supplies and the bottling up of Boston spirit set out to try to provide relief for our northern neighbors. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2025 The program also teaches practical skills, bottling and filtering their own honey and creating candles — from the beeswax — that is sold in the school bookstore and online. Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottling

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bottling was in 1860

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“Bottling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottling. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.

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