English · Word Candidate

battling

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: battlings

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

Nourishing; fattening.

Adjective

Examples

Let it be me; and trust me, Margaret, The meads environ'd with the silver streams, Whose battling pastures fatten all my flocks, Yielding forth fleeces stapled with such wool As Lemnster cannot yield more finer stuff, [...]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

Fertile.

Adjective

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “battling” mean?

A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.

Is “battling” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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