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/swˈɪtʃɪŋ/ Listen

noun

Switching n. A. & n. from Switch, v.

Switching engine, a locomotive for switching cars from one track to another, and making up trains; called also switch engine. (U.S.)

verb

Switch v. t. (past & past part. switched; pres. part. switching)

To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.

To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.

To trim, as, a hedge. (Prov. Eng.)

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.

(Eccl.) To shift to another circuit.

Switch v. i. To walk with a jerk. (Prov. Eng.)

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Etymology of 'Switching'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Switching" Quotes from Famous Books

... the road slowly and stopped there, switching his legs absently with the stalk of a horseweed. He was in his shirtsleeves—a respectable, snuffy old figure; evidently a man deliberate in words and thoughts and actions. There was something about him suggestive of an old staid sheep that had been ...

— The Escape of Mr. Trimm - His Plight and other Plights • Irvin S. Cobb

... and rear-brakeman Joe, his right-hand man, who had just finished switching their train back on the main track, and getting it again started on its way toward New York. At the sight of Rod, who was of course a perfect stranger to them, sitting on the floor, hatless, covered with dust, ...

— Cab and Caboose - The Story of a Railroad Boy • Kirk Munroe

... coming to close the outer doors. It was time for her to go. And, with a glance at her hair in a little glass and a touch to her hat, she went out into the garden back of Notre-Dame, where she knew her lover would be waiting. There he was, strolling along the graveled walk near the fountain, switching his cane impatiently. He had not seen her yet, and she stood still, looking at him fondly, dreading what was to come, yet longing to hear the sound of his voice. How handsome he was! What a nice gray suit, ...

— Through the Wall • Cleveland Moffett

... darted to the man's side and stood with eager, expectant eyes and furiously switching tail. When he heard the name from Mrs. Melville, Jan ran to her and laid his head on her knee, looking into her face ...

— Prince Jan, St. Bernard • Forrestine C. Hooker

... coal could be utilized for the manufacture of gas only, and that contracts for supply of such coal were let in July, that is nine months from the time of connecting the switch with the main track. In addition, the company was informed that it must supply itself with a switch engine to do the switching of the cars from its mine to the main track, at an additional cost of $4000. When this was accomplished they had to enter the market in competition with a bitter opponent who had been fighting them since the opening of the mine. Having exhausted their ...

— A History of Trade Unionism in the United States • Selig Perlman

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