noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A groove; a long indentation.

   "It appears that moraines and groovings, exactly resembling those of the Alpine regions, are found in all those districts."

2. 2
   the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of groove form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

rifling

Example

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"Tom was grooving along to the music."

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