stabling

verb

Definition of stablingnext
present participle of stable
as in tenting

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  1. tenting
  2. shedding
  3. roosting
  4. boarding
  5. rooming
  6. securing
  7. lodging
  8. quartering
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  • For those who prefer tenting with a partner, Tentsile is simultaneously launching an Organza-bodied Air version of its two-person Flite tree tent.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of tenting
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  • From shedding leaves, bark, berries, seeds, and sap year-round to causing your sidewalks and driveway to lift and shift, not all trees are suited for yards.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • Poodles are considered to be low-shedding dogs, in their toy, miniature and standard sizes.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of shedding
Verb
  • To search for evidence of fire use, the researchers analyzed rodent bones littering the cave, deposited over thousands of years by roosting owls.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and Monterey cypress trees are common homes for roosting monarchs, as those tree species provide adequate shelter from weather and predators.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Definition of roosting
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  • French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Big airport jackpots aren't unheard of While a multimillion-dollar airport jackpot is rare, Harry Reid International Airport has seen several other travelers strike it rich before boarding their flights.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of boarding
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  • The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.
    — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • The dispute — fueled by Fleming’s claims about Slusser’s health and academics and Slusser’s allegations about playing and rooming with a biological male — has triggered lawsuits and intense national scrutiny on the program.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of rooming
Verb
  • Instead of securing to the truck frame outside the pickup bed like traditional Alaskan slide-in campers, the HS 640 leaves enough space to secure to the truck bed tie-down points, delivering a cleaner look.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • The bottlenecks are shifting from sheer computing power to securing supply of high-bandwidth memory chips that support rapid data transfer, according to the report.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of securing
Verb
  • Human trafficking prevention Senate Bill 570 requires certain lodging operators to provide human trafficking awareness training to employees.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • There’s also fishing on the resort’s lakes, restaurants, cocktail lounges, and lodging options from standard guest rooms to four-bedroom cottages.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
Definition of lodging
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  • Which amendment prohibits quartering of troops in homes during peacetime?
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Definition of quartering
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