laddering

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Synonyms: bladdering, wandering, doddering, maddening, saddening, adhering, gladdening, badgering, slandering, pandering, laundering

Antonyms: bladdering, wandering, doddering, maddening, saddening, adhering, gladdening, badgering, slandering, pandering, laundering

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|ladder||ing-form}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|agriculture|countable}} A process of [[soil]] [[compaction]] that serves to break up [[clods]] and [[level]] a [[field]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} An [[interview]] [[technique]] developed in the 1960s in which the interviewer systematically drills down for greater detail at each step.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} An [[investment]] [[strategy]] where the investment is spread over multiple [[bond]]s or [[term]] [[deposit]]s with rolling [[maturity]] dates.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A regular [[pattern]] of [[oligonucleotide]] sizes on [[electrophoretic]] [[gels]], resulting from the [[fragmentation]] of DNA strands during [[cell]] [[death]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable}} An [[irregular]] [[fracture]] [[pattern]] that arises from [[uneven]] [[drying]].

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