Sealing vs Sealed - What's the difference?
sealing | sealed |
Used for closing securely.
Action of the verb to seal in any sense.
Hunting of seals (the animals ).
(seal)
Closed by a seal.
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As adjectives the difference between sealing and sealed
is that sealing is used for closing securely while sealed is closed by a seal.As verbs the difference between sealing and sealed
is that sealing is or sealing can be while sealed is (seal).As a noun sealing
is action of the verb to seal in any sense or sealing can be hunting of seals (the animals ).sealing
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Etymology 1
(seal) (device )Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* self-sealing * sealing apparatus * sealing bath * sealing bloom * sealing cell * sealing compound * sealing material * sealing money * sealing power * sealing smut * sealing strip * sealing-thread * sealing-water * sealing-wax, sealing waxVerb
(head)Noun
Derived terms
* seam sealingEtymology 2
(seal) (mammal )Verb
(head)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* sealing-voyageAnagrams
*sealed
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Verb
(head)Adjective
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