polling

verb

Definition of pollingnext
present participle of poll
1
as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information assigned to poll residents on their views about a program for recycling

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2
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument time to poll the sheep's wool

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  1. surveying
  2. clipping
  3. trimming
Verb
  • By Jemima McEvoy, Forbes Staff Ed Stack stands with his arms crossed, surveying the wall of colorful basketball shoes near the entrance of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ House of Sport in Pittsburgh’s Ross Park Mall.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Volunteers are welcome to assist park staff with surveying the birds and butterflies in the park.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of surveying
Verb
  • And the itemizing of it, breaking it up, short form, the clipping it out.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In Don’t Look Back, Bob is reading in a newspaper clipping about himself.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • Hill switched from defensive tackle to tight end this past spring, trimming more than 30 pounds.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Kardashian crawled passed a donkey next to the Virgin Mary, Jesus raiding the refrigerator and a woman trimming a Christmas tree.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimming
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