puddling

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The action of forming a puddle.
2. (countable, uncountable)The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids.
3. (countable, uncountable)The act of lining a canal with puddle to make it watertight.
4. (countable, historical, uncountable)The first true industrial process to produce steel from pig iron.
5. (countable, uncountable)A group of mallards (ducks).
6. (countable, uncountable)A behaviour in which animals like butterflies seek out moist substances to obtain nutrients.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of puddle