culling

Meaning of culling

noun
  1. reduction of a wild animal population by selective slaughter.
    kangaroo culling
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
    he sees culling deer as a necessity
  2. select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
    anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history

Middle English: from Old French coillier, based on Latin colligere (see collect1).

Information about culling

  • The plural form of culling is: cullings.
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Hyphenation of culling

culling

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • culling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

culling synonyms

Meaning kill (animals) for food:

slaughter

Meaning cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):

kill

Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:

destroy

Meaning carefully choose as being the best or most suitable:

select

Meaning pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives:

choose

Meaning detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing:

pick

Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:

take

Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):

obtain

Meaning come to have (something); receive:

get

Meaning obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty:

glean

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