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The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging.

The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person. Double dealing, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity. -- Plain dealing, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opini…

A darling. [Obs.] Spenser.

In a manner to debase.

The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. Debating society or club, a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking.

In the manner of a debate.

Beheading. [R.] By a speedy dethroning and decolling of the king. Parliamentary History (1648).

Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- De*creas"ing*ly, adv. Decreasing series (Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term.

The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.

In a defamatory manner.

The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected. Farrow.

The process of giving a dull or ground surface to glass by acid or by mechanical means. Knight.

In a degrading manner.

By delays. [R.] Tennyson.

Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.

Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed. -- n.

Dentilingual.

In the manner of one denies a request. Tennyson.

As having dependence. Hale.

In a deploring manner.