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flatting

/ ˈflætɪŋ /

noun

  1. metallurgy the process of flattening metal into a sheet by rolling
  2. the practice of sharing a house with people who are not members of one's own family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to leave the parental home and live independently in a flat, usually with people of the same age group
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

In bullion assays the flatting of the buttons requires care and practice for its skilful working.

A good smooth malleable button is needed for the next operation, which is known as flatting.

How is the singing teacher able, after his class has sung through several scores, to tell that they are flatting?

If there was no Heaven-shaking inspiration about her, there was no flatting, no slipping from note to note.

Plated buttons are stamped by the fly-press, out of copper-plate, covered on one side with silver at the flatting-mill.

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