termiting

[tur-mahy-ting]

ter·mit·ing

[tur-mahy-ting]
noun
the poking of a twig down the opening of a termite's nest, performed by certain chimpanzees to collect termites for food.

Origin:
termite + -ing1
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Termiting is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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