Puddling

Full definition of puddling

Noun

1. The action of making a puddle.
2. The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids.
3. (canal engineering) The act of lining a canal with puddle to make it watertight.
4. (metallurgy, historical) The first true industrial process to produce steel from pig iron.
5. A group of mallards (ducks).

Verb

1. Present participle of puddle