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noun Dentistry.the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments. Origin of scalingscale1 + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM scalingnon·scal·ing, adjectiveun·scal·ing, adjectiveWords nearby scalingscaler, Scales, scaleup, Scalia, Scaliger, scaling, scaling ladder, scall, scallion, scallop, scalloper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scalingThey ended up crawling for much of the journey, scaling electric fences and fending off wild animals in freezing conditions. How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST That means that financial innovation is now as important to scaling up renewable energy as engineering innovation. Capitalism Is Saving the Climate, You Hippies|Daniel Gross|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Or they might realize that they should be scaling back on the caffeine use and stop going. Buying a Gift Card Is Really Making a Free Loan to Big Business|Daniel Gross|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Jenny Craig will be scaling back on their celebrity endorsers. 'Duck Dynasty' Breaks Records, WWE Wrestler Darren Young Comes Out|Culture Team|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The brand is scaling,” said Gabby Cohen, the public-relations and marketing director at SoulCycle. SoulCycle Is a Booming Exercise Chain for the 1 Percent|Filipa Ioannou|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Three times they mounted to the assault, here through the breach, yonder by means of their scaling ladders. The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue He was carried prisoner to Plymouth, whence he had cleverly escaped one night by scaling a wall and putting off in a little boat. Humphrey Bold|Herbert Strang We have neither cannon to blow down the walls, nor means of scaling them. No Surrender!|G. A. Henty The following figure represents a type of numerous instances of scaling off. Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall An hour later, as we were scaling the divide, one of the point-men sighted a posse in our rear, coming after us like fiends.
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