tamping

Meanings

Adjective

• Very angry; fuming.

Verb

• Present participle of tamp

Noun

• The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.
• The material used in tamping.

Origin

• tamp + -ing