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husking

UK
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/

Translations

huskingnoun
huskings
pl
The husking of corn is an essential step in processing.
Шелушение кукурузы является важным этапом в обработке.
Synonyms
removal of husk
dehusking
shelling
huskinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., husking machine) to describe something that removes husks.
Synonyms
hulling
dehusking
shucking
shelling
peeling
huskverb

husking

Gerund

husked
Past Simple
husked
Past Participle
husking
Gerund
UK
/hʌsk/
US
/hʌsk/
He decided to husk the corn before cooking it.
Он решил шелушить кукурузу перед приготовлением.
Additional translations
обмолачивать
Synonyms
peel
shuck
remove
strip
shell

Definitions

huskingnoun
The process of removing the husk or outer covering from a fruit, seed, or vegetable, especially corn.
The farmers spent the afternoon husking corn in preparation for the harvest festival.
A social gathering at which people husk corn; a husking bee.
The whole community turned up for the annual husking in the barn.
huskinggerund / present participle
Removing or designed to remove husks.
The factory installed new husking machines to speed up production.
huskverb
To remove the outer covering or husk from a seed, fruit, or vegetable.
Farmers often husk corn by hand before it is processed.
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