pod
noun
a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean.
podding
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present participleof pod.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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In lower and middle schools, students are instead eating indoors, but with “mitigating measures such as use of seating charts, podding and sign-in sheets,” according to the district’s website.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2021
The white parents at Greenbrier who are podding know that things are getting more and more unequal at their school.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2020
These friends have started podding together due to the coronavirus, one couple even going as far as moving into the same building as another couple.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2020
I had been podding with my family, my husband and our two boys, with neighbors and their children.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2020
English catalogues describe the variety as being "the earliest white, wrinkled marrow-pea in cultivation; podding from the bottom of the stalk to the top, with fine large pods."
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr
