placing
/ˈpleɪsɪŋ/ noun B1- The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
- The condition of being placed.
- The position of a competitor at the end of a race.
Plural placings
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A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper’s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily.
Soon afterward he came up to a Shepherd and fawned upon him, wagging his tail as if to say, “I am a suppliant, and seek your aid.” The Shepherd boldly examined the beast, discovered the thorn, and placing his paw upon his lap, pulled it out; thus relieved of his pain, the Lion returned into the forest.
Placing this before the Cowardly Lion, who sniffed at it as if he did not like it, the Wizard said:
“Good!” said the gendarme, placing his knee on his chest; “this is the way you keep your word as a sailor!
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