Explore Palming through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Palming meaning
present participle and gerund of palm
Using Palming
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of palm
- In the example corpus, palming often appears in combinations such as: palming the.
Context around Palming
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Palming
- In this selection, "palming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, face, spotted, bugler, off and laugh stand out and add context to how "palming" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a face palming laugh is and beat him palming the second. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "palming" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with palming
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The former prez was spotted palming his wife’s butt at one point during the tour. (16 words)
Immediately I think of the Allure stuff but think that maybe Mandy got in trouble for spitting/face palming me. (20 words)
The 27-year-old twice let weak free-kicks from Hakim Ziyech beat him, palming the second one into his own net. (22 words)
The current government has failed miserably in that it has taken the easy way out by palming off its responsibility to the profit-above-all-else private sector, unlike Labor who believe in putting people first. (36 words)
Meath are trying desperately to close down point-scoring chances but suddenly the gaps open up with Robbie McDaid involved for a burst that culminates in Sean Bugler palming to the net. (32 words)
A trope still good for a bit of a face-palming laugh is a look through most African American studies programs — they tend to be lined with White faculty. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
The 27-year-old twice let weak free-kicks from Hakim Ziyech beat him, palming the second one into his own net.
The former prez was spotted palming his wife’s butt at one point during the tour.
Meath are trying desperately to close down point-scoring chances but suddenly the gaps open up with Robbie McDaid involved for a burst that culminates in Sean Bugler palming to the net.
Immediately I think of the Allure stuff but think that maybe Mandy got in trouble for spitting/face palming me.
The current government has failed miserably in that it has taken the easy way out by palming off its responsibility to the profit-above-all-else private sector, unlike Labor who believe in putting people first.
A trope still good for a bit of a face-palming laugh is a look through most African American studies programs — they tend to be lined with White faculty.
To slow a fish, the angler simply applied hand pressure to the rim of the revolving spool (known as "palming the rim").
Common combinations with palming
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: