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[ prahy-ming ] / ˈpraɪ mɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR priming ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe powder or other material used to ignite a charge. the act of a person or thing that primes. material used as a primer, or a first coat or layer of paint, size, etc. Origin of primingFirst recorded in 1590–1600; prime + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM primingself-priming, adjectiveWords nearby primingprime time, primeval, prime vertical, primigravida, primine, priming, primipara, primitive, Primitive Baptist, primitive cell, primitive church Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for primingWhen fathers hold and play with their children, oxytocin and prolactin kick in, priming them for bonding. How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST And, of course, there was the infamous statement that Ben Bernanke would be committing “treason” by priming the economy. Perry: King of the Know-Nothings|Michael Tomasky|August 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST Blankets had been rolled up and strapped, haversacks and bags properly repacked, a last look taken to flints and priming. In the Valley|Harold Frederic We had also to look to the priming of our rifles, as they were likely to have got damp, and might fail us at a pinch. In the Rocky Mountains|W. H. G. Kingston
Graining out of surfaces often results from priming a surface too soon as well as too late. Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting|Mayton Clarence Hillick Thinking thus, he unslung his gun, and examined carefully the priming, holding himself in readiness for any emergency. The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams When priming occurs at starting, the discharge-cocks of the cylinders should be opened to remove the water. Practical Rules for the Management of a Locomotive Engine|Charles Hutton Gregory
British Dictionary definitions for priming
nounsomething used to prime a substance, used to ignite an explosive charge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to primingcoach, move, rehearse, fit, motivate, groom, excite, brief, tell, inform, clue, train, galvanize, cram, provoke, stimulate, notify, innervate, prep, break in |