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  • present participle of core.

coring

American  
[kawr-ing, kohr-] / ˈkɔr ɪŋ, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

  1. the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.

  2. Geology, Mining. core.


Etymology

Origin of coring

First recorded in 1865–70; core 1 + -ing 1

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It’s comfortable in my hand, sharp and precise without feeling fussy, and it turns the quiet, repetitive work of cooking — chopping onions, coring fruit, slicing protein — into something smoother, even a little satisfying.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2026

Researchers used a special coring drill - a bit like a huge apple-corer - tethered to a research ship, to drill at depths of up to 500m.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2025

Han wanted to expand KOPRI’s ice coring efforts south from the country’s Jang Bogo Station along the same section of coastline Neff targeted.

From Science Magazine Apr. 18, 2024

While balancing on the small raft, they'd screw metal rods together to lower a long slender coring tube over 50 feet to the lake bottom.

From Science Daily Oct. 17, 2023

Toasting bread and cheese, coring apples, placing chestnuts in the fire to roast.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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