carding

The word “carding” has 2 syllables: card-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈkɑr.dɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for carding?

In the thesaurus, “carding” has 39 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for carding along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for carding

  • booking
  • cataloging
  • cataloguing
  • classifying
  • clipping
  • combing
  • compiling
  • cropping
  • enrolling
  • entering
  • evening
  • filing
  • flattening
  • indexing
  • inscribing
  • laying
  • leveling
  • levelling
  • listing
  • noting
  • paring
  • planing
  • pressing
  • pruning
  • putting down
  • raking
  • recording
  • registering
  • rescheduling
  • scheduling
  • shaving
  • slating
  • smoothening
  • smoothing
  • spreading
  • surfacing
  • tabulating
  • tallying
  • trimming

Antonyms for carding

  • bending
  • coarsening
  • deleting
  • denting
  • kinking
  • pitting
  • roughening
  • roughing
  • rumpling
  • wrinkling

Meanings of carding

  • verb
    1. To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
    2. To play cards.
    3. To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
    4. To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
    5. To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.
    6. To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding.
    7. To clean or clear, as if by using a card.
    8. To mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article.
  • noun
    1. A piece of wool rolled by a carder (carding machine).
    2. The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.

Example Sentences

  • The process of carding wool helps separate and straighten the fibers.
  • She spent the afternoon carding raw fleece before spinning it into yarn.
  • The old mill still uses traditional equipment for carding and weaving.
  • Proper carding ensures the yarn will be smooth and even.
  • They demonstrated carding at the craft fair to show how textiles were once made.

On this page you'll find 49 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to carding, such as: bending, booking, cataloging, cataloguing, classifying, clipping, coarsening.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

scheduling

  • booking
  • carding
  • cataloging
  • cataloguing
  • classifying
  • compiling
  • enrolling
  • entering
  • filing
  • indexing
  • inscribing
  • listing
  • noting
  • putting down
  • recording
  • registering
  • rescheduling
  • slating
  • tabulating
  • tallying

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