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  • verb Present participle of fell.

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Examples

  • Timber exploitation remains a potential threat both in the buffer zone and in the park, particularly in the north and along the road bordering the southern boundary where extensive felling is taking place.

    Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire 2008

  • And mdeed among wild Indians, as thefe feem to be, I wondered to fee buying and felling, which is not fo ufual, nor to con«

    Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

  • Although the allocation process takes advantage of market forces, sometimes monitoring and enforcement of regulations in the permit areas by the governments is inadequate, leading to illegal practices such as felling of protected species, wrong classification of logs, felling undersized trees and transportation or removal of more logs than permitted.

    Central Africa and forests and woodlands 2007

  • In many places one cannot alter what they legally own such as felling adult trees etc.

    And our new Chief Justice is… 2005

  • Your axe should be a "felling" axe, of which the head will weigh nearly three pounds.

    Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baden-Powell of Gilwell 1899

  • The ordinary processes of rural improvement in the vicinity, such as felling woods upon and around such grounds, and the construction of roads, the side ditches of which act as drains, over or near them, aided now and then by the removal of a fallen tree or other accidental obstruction in the beds of small streams which flow from them, often suffice to reclaim miles square of unproductive swamp and water.

    Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1874

  • The ordinary processes of rural improvement in the vicinity, such as felling woods upon and around such grounds, and the construction of roads, the side ditches of which act as drains, over or near them, aided now and then by the removal of a fallen tree or other accidental obstruction in the beds of small streams which flow from them, often suffice to reclaim miles square of unproductive swamp and water.

    The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

  • Alas, I get the felling that you have already made up your mind.

    Buzz Aldrin: Now on Twitter - NASA Watch 2009

  • Alas, I get the felling that you have already made up your mind.

    Buzz Aldrin: Now on Twitter - NASA Watch 2009

  • Storms struck Birmingham earlier in the day, felling numerous trees that impeded emergency responders and those trying to leave hard-hit areas.

    Scores killed as wave of storms hit US south 2011

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