English dictionary
tenting
verbParts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To go camping.
- To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
- To form into a tent-like shape.
verb
- To attend to; to heed
- To guard; to hinder.
verb
- (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
noun
- Material used for making tents.
Example sentences
We’ll be tented at the campground this weekend.
The sheet tented over his midsection.
to tent a wound