Used in a Sentence

baling

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for baling.

Editorial note

The Internet is held together with bubblegum and baling wire [1] [2] because artisans reject self improvement.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A collection of material packaged into a bale.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A collection of material packaged into a bale.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for baling.

noun

A collection of material packaged into a bale.

Example sentences

1

The Internet is held together with bubblegum and baling wire [1] [2] because artisans reject self improvement.

2

Also baling twine and baling wire are common for farmers for the same reason.

3

Your grandfather's tractor might be repairable with baling wire, but it also releases a ton more diesel particulates.

4

Do you have any confidence that Android isn't held together with duct tape and baling wire under the hood?

5

We say everything is horrible, because everything actually is horrible and broken and held together with baling wire and duct tape.

6

People still think that anything relating to 'nuclear' means that I could make an atom bomb out of it in my backyard with bubblegum and baling wire.

7

I have the [un]fortunate opportunity to know exactly how hard baling hay really is.

8

Sandy points out, implicitly, that mild steel such as the baling wire I suggested typically does not last long at high temperatures.

9

The Industrial Revolution also killed off farm jobs and many domestic jobs but baling hay by hand and scrubbing laundry with a washboard are certainly steps backward.

10

People are all arguing about whether to use baling wire or duct tape to fix something, maybe it's time to rethink the problem from the ground up.

11

It’s tied together with duct tape and baling wire.

12

Rafters are wired to the stringers with baling wire.

Quote examples

1

In the linked article I posted a remedy that involved baling wire, without once asking myself, "Baling wire, really?

2

In this case, you have a "baling out the ocean with a teaspoon" issue when making a major change.

3

This makes the solutions look crazy complicated (“how would i have ever thought of this!?”), when in reality they are Rube Goldberg machines built out of duct tape and baling wire.

4

(Yes, I understand abut things like virtualenv, but that doesn't help distributions that want to ship your software.) A big part of why Sun (and now Oracle) has been so conservative about backwards compatibility in Java proper (as opposed to the libraries and ecosystem) is because JDK upgrades have a similar "baling out the ocean with a teaspoon" property.

Proper noun examples

1

Baling hay and detassling corn for about $4.50/hr.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use baling in a sentence?

The Internet is held together with bubblegum and baling wire [1] [2] because artisans reject self improvement.

What does baling mean?

A collection of material packaged into a bale.

What part of speech is baling?

baling is commonly used as noun.