crocodiling, vbl. n.
(ˈkrɒkədaɪlɪŋ)
[f. crocodile n. or v. + -ing1.]
1. Walking in a crocodile (crocodile n. 4).
| 1889 Pall Mall G. 25 Apr. 6/1 He urged..the desirability of substituting lawn tennis..and even cricket, for the everlasting ‘crocodiling’ about the streets, which is so dear to the hearts of all schoolmistresses. |
2. = alligatoring vbl. n.
| 1932 Paint Manufacture II. 245/2 (caption) Common Stopper Defects. A. ‘Crocodiling’ of Hard Stopper Applied over Soft Primer. 1953 [see alligatoring vbl. n.]. |