priming

1. 1.

   the act of making something ready

   Broaderpreparation
2. 2.

   any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

   Synonymsfusefuzefuseefuzeeprimer

   Broaderlighter

   Narrowerdetonating fusesafety fusetime-fuse
3. 3.

   the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

   Synonymsflat coatgroundprimerprimer coatpriming coatundercoat

   Broadercoat of paint

   Narrowercouch

Other forms of priming

plural

primings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about priming

What does priming mean?

priming means "the act of making something ready". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in priming?

priming has 2 syllables: pri-ming. The stress falls on "pri". In IPA it is /ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/.

What is another word for priming?

Close synonyms include fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is priming a common word?

priming is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.