parceling
Americannoun
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the act of separating or dividing into parts and distributing; allotting or apportioning.
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Nautical. strips of canvas, usually coated with tar, for wrapping around a rope to protect it.
Other Word Forms
- unparceling adjective
- unparcelling adjective
Etymology
Origin of parceling
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; parcel, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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In the run-up to “One Battle After Another,” DiCaprio played the traditional role of the elusive movie star, parceling out access and promotional appearances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
California became an agricultural powerhouse by taming its rivers and parceling out their flows.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
But the league is also parceling off more rights and three of the next seven Stanley Cup Finals to a secondary bidder.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2021
A parliamentary investigative committee questioned Akoub about that deal, as well as real-estate repossession and the parceling off of state land.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2019
"I'm thinking of parceling off portions of my brain," I once told her.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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