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basting

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noun/ˈbeɪstɪŋ/
  1. 1

    The act by which a food item is basted.

    • Use repeated bastings to prevent the chicken from drying out.
  2. 2

    A (physical) beating.archaic

  3. 3

    The use of long or loose stitches; the act by which something is basted.

verb/ˈbeɪstɪŋ/
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of basteform-ofgerundparticiple

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