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  canning

  noun

  the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans or jars.
• Canning
  Canning

  noun

  Charles John, 1st Earl, 1812–62, British statesman: governor general of India 1856–62.

canning

¹ American  

[kan-ing] / ˈkæn ɪŋ /

noun

• cannings
  plural

1. the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans or jars.

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Canning ² American  

[kan-ing] / ˈkæn ɪŋ /

noun

1. Charles John, 1st Earl, 1812–62, British statesman: governor general of India 1856–62.

2. his father George, 1770–1827, British statesman: prime minister 1827.

3. Sir Stratford. Stratford de Redcliffe, 1st Viscount.

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Canning ¹ British  

/ ˈkænɪŋ /

noun

1. Charles John, 1st Earl Canning. 1812–62, British statesman; governor general of India (1856–58) and first viceroy (1858–62)

2. his father, George. 1770–1827, British Tory statesman; foreign secretary (1822–27) and prime minister (1827)

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canning ² British  

/ ˈkænɪŋ /

noun

1. the process or business of sealing food in cans or tins to preserve it

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• precanning
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• cannings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of canning

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; can ² + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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canning Canning cannings

Meanwhile, Bumble Bee Foods plans to lay off 197 workers on Nov. 19 and estimates that it will lay off another 36 workers when the fish canning facility finally closes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

Chicken of the Sea International is studying whether the ruling could help revive production at a Georgia canning plant that relies on imported tuna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

Diageo recently committed a £41m investment to both packaging sites, installing a new canning line in Belfast and upgrading its bottling capability in Runcorn.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

So they set about their work early, for it was canning time, and who knew but what the wind would come back this time with a cooling rain.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

He previously participated in wrestling at Madison High School but did not take part in any on-campus activities this school year, said Canning.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Canning hopes that Northlands will continue to help those in crisis over the next fifty years.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

Now head of treatment at the centre he once attended as a patient, Canning helps people who are in similar situations to his.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

“The purpose is to keep plaintiffs’ lawyers from using these settlements as marketing tools,” said James Canning, a spokesman for San Diego Unified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

My parents’ friends Auntie Su and Uncle Canning picked me up at school one day and took me to the hospital to see my mother.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

While marching huppandownd Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound, A royal child is born!

From Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray

While marching huppandownd   Upon that fair May morn, Beold the booming cannings sound,   A royal child is born!

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton

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