- present participle of plumb.
plumbing
Example Sentences
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"Then we apply those techniques to these explosive eruptions, and we are able to reconstruct the plumbing system with an unprecedented precision."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Her arc mirrored that of my Mexican immigrant parents, who were also mountain people who grew up in big farming families with no plumbing or electricity, snuggling with siblings during winter nights in unheated bedrooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
With the narwhals plumbing the cold depths of the Arctic ocean, "we can sit at our warm offices and drink coffee while the data comes in," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
This one responded to a price, not to plumbing, which is exactly how the market read it, and why the effect evaporated within a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The sleeping pill was an extraneous gesture; I didn’t need it, but the mere possibility of restlessness, of an afternoon full of bad dreams and distant plumbing noises, was too unpleasant to even contemplate.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
