- present participle of couple.
coupling
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Until this series, the opening coupling had always seen the men choose first.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
That mutual struggle is something they can both understand, and it’s an integral part of why their coupling works.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Their coupling instantly captured the attention and hearts of fans around the world, and Swift’s presence at Chiefs games was even credited with bolstering female interest in NFL football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The idea would be to launch several rockets, one carrying crew or cargo, and the others carrying tanks of liquid oxygen and liquid methane that would be offloaded through coupling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
He has me sit down and uses an Allen wrench to loosen the top coupling.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
“Apples float, and as the girls’ potential sweethearts ducked to catch the fruit with their teeth, future couplings were determined — or foretold.”
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
Once the animals are brought together, their couplings will alert conservancy staff that the timing is right for reproductive success.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 24, 2024
Each new school also got an emergency generator and exterior couplings to receive clean water from tankers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
That classical-quantum couplings might explain localistation of the wavefunction has been suggested by others including M. Hall and M. Reginatto, Diosi and Tilloy, and David Poulin.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
Over the clatter and banging of the wheels and couplings we cheered and they yelled back, both sides taken by surprise.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
