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staking

Pronunciation: /ˈstaː.kɪŋ/

“staking” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. strike (work stoppage)
  2. cessation, delay, the act of ending or delaying something
  3. deadlock, tie in voting

Etymology

From staken + -ing. First attested in the sixteenth century.

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