Depositing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A deposition. countable, uncountable

    "And by the same token it was plain that there had also been a hundred and seventy-five floodings of the earth and depositings of limestone strata!"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of deposit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"Comet Halley is responsible for depositing the debris that, when falling through Earth's atmosphere, causes the Orionid meteor showers."

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