There were streams of rain down the windows where the sealing had perished.
2.
the process of making (a document) inaccessible or secret
the sealing of the interview tapes
3.
the process of closing something up
He saw the sealing with concrete of two arms dumps somewhere in the Irish republic.
sealing in British English2
(ˈsiːlɪŋ)
noun
seal hunting
the campaign against sealing
Examples of 'sealing' in a sentence
sealing
Something soft was pressing down across my face, crushing my nostrils closed; sealing up the dark behind my eyelids.
Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS
There it stuck, sealing up the entrance like a cork in a bottle.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE
All related terms of 'sealing'
seal
When you seal an envelope, you close it by folding part of it over and sticking it down, so that it cannot be opened without being torn .
seal of confession
a device impressed on a piece of wax , moist clay , etc, fixed to a letter, document, etc, as a mark of authentication
selkie
any pinniped mammal of the families Otariidae (eared seals ) and Phocidae ( earless seals) that are aquatic but come on shore to breed
silkie
any pinniped mammal of the families Otariidae ( eared seals ) and Phocidae ( earless seals) that are aquatic but come on shore to breed
sealing wax
Sealing wax is a hard, usually red , substance that melts quickly and is used for putting seals on documents or letters.
self-sealing
(esp of an envelope ) designed to become sealed with the application of pressure only
primary sealing
Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks , to reduce emissions , often made of foam .
secondary sealing
Secondary sealing is a system of wiper seals used in floating roof tanks .
soft touch sealing
Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank , with characteristics designed for softness , used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated .
seal in
If something seals in a smell or liquid, it prevents it from getting out of a food.
seal up
If you seal something up , you close it completely so that nothing can get in or out.
seal off
If one object or area is sealed off from another, there is a physical barrier between them, so that nothing can pass between them.