Standard Lemma guide

culling

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkʌlɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ʌlɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything separated or selected from a mass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The theft of personal possessions from a carriage during a horse race.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable

Qualifier: thieves' cant

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of cull

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Etymology

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