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checking

/ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/ sustantivo A2
  1. The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A checking account. (countable, informal) · Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.
  3. An act whereby one checks something or someone (in any sense). (countable, uncountable)
  4. The crossing of solutions in a grid. (countable, uncountable)

Plural checkings

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I had often admired my friend’s courage, but never more than now, as he sat quietly checking off a series of incidents which must have combined to make up a day of horror.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 112 · B2
“But——” said Villefort, and then suddenly checking himself, he was silent; then he continued, “Your pardon, sire,” he said, bowing, “my zeal carried me away.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 100 · C1
Then I had a way of checking my calculation.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 37 · B2
“As to the latter part, I have no means of checking you,” said I, “but at least it is not difficult to find out a few particulars about the man’s age and professional career.” From my small medical shelf I took down the Medical Directory and turned up the name.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 5 · C1

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