cage
noun
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
caging
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present participleof cage.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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None of the people involved in caging the fawn were identified, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
"This generation didn't even have enough to eat growing up. Now with a little money, they have inherited the habit and custom of caging birds," he says.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Ben Williamson, who works for PeTA, says that the new box shows that people today no longer accept “the chaining and caging of wild animals.”
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024
“Simply caging corals and then removing the cages later, that’s two times the amount of work, two times the amount of bottom time,” Karp said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
No interest in caging the prey for later use.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
