clinker
noun
any mistake or error.
clinkering
-
present participleof clinker.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Cement is made through a process called clinkering, where limestone and other raw materials are crushed and heated to about 1,450°C in large kilns.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
The clinkering process requires heat and the right combination of oxides, all of which are in used cement, but need to be reactivated.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
Patent locking fire-bars, to prevent lifting when clinkering, are used in the furnace and have a good life.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
I should cut a fine figure, metaphorically, if not arithmetically speaking; whereas my farthing rush-light is now sputtering, clinkering, and guttering to waste, and all because I have not a pair of silver snuffers.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various
The cost of labour in stoking and clinkering is about 6d. per ton of the refuse treated at Bradford, and 9d. per ton at Oldham, where the rate of wages is higher.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
