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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
fastening
a buckle.
●
In Geology & Baby animals:
A
folding
into
hills
and valleys.
●
The
action
of
collapsing
under
pressure
or stress.
●
In Male animals:
A
young
male
domestic
goat
of between one and two years.
●
Smoked herring.
Adj
●
Wavy;
curly
, as hair.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of buckle
Sourced from
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Origin
buckling
English
-ling
English
-ling
Middle English (1100-1500)
-ling
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
buck
English
buc
Middle English (1100-1500)
bucca
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Bending
Sagging
Crumpling
Collapsing
Deformation
Wobbling
Cracking
Stiffening
Stiffness
Deforming
Sliding
Slipping
Flexural
Creaking
Deflection
Torsional
Straining
Shear
Deformations
Deflections
Falling
Fracture
Spalling
Disintegrating
Ductility
Torsion
Loading
Warping
Delamination
Compression
Flexure
Elongation
Damping
Tensile
Snapping
Sinking
Necking
Loosening
Shearing
Breakage
Corrosion
Fastening
Displacement
Crushing
Crack
Falling Down
Plastic Deformation
Structural Failure
Shear Strength
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Rhymes
Buckling
Duckling
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