Verb
- Present participle of label.
labelling
noun
- An example of labelling is the process of putting signs on jars that say what is inside.
- An example of labelling is calling everyone from Oklahoma an "Oakie."
Labelling, or labeling, is defined as the process of attaching a descriptive word or phrase to someone or something.
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Sentence Examples
- The importance of properly labelling plants can hardly be over-estimated.
- A curious feature of the town is the custom, which has not yet died out, of labelling the houses with signs, such as the "swan," the "leopard" and the "lion."