chambering

present participle of chamber

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chambering Bolt-action rifles, prized for reliability, require the operator to pull the trigger for one round before manually chambering another round. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chambering
Verb
  • There was no information immediately available about the condition of the building housing the dentist’s office .
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kobach has petitioned top Republican lawmakers to convene a special session with the goal of blocking the Kansas Department of Revenue from resuming its practice of accommodating gender marker change requests, according to a letter sent to GOP lawmakers and obtained by The Star.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • By accommodating Wirtz, Slot has changed the midfield dynamic that won Liverpool the Premier League title.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amanda Worman, a former employee of the farm who had contacted PETA about her concerns, which led to PETA lodging a complaint with the Idaho Department of Agriculture, told the Statesman that she was disappointed PETA had dismissed the lawsuit.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There are also two lodging options, the full-service Loews Ventana Canyon resort with nearly 400 rooms and suites, and the Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge, more residential, with lodging in 50 spacious suites.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • LeMessurier also realized his engineers had miscalculated how much stress would be offset by the building’s weight during quartering winds.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Chambering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chambering. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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