Meaning & use

Dieing

verb·Academic

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Cutting, stamping, or shaping material using a die, especially in manufacturing.

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The factory spent the morning dieing sheet metal into brackets.

Dieing the leather panels was the final step before assembly.

A note on using this word

Deliberately spelled without a 'y' to distinguish it from 'dying' (ceasing to live); both come from different words spelled 'die'.

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die-cuttingstamping

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