Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C carding: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: card•ing Pronunciation: (kär'ding), [key] — n. the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carding (Thesaurus) card index carding machine ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tatterdemalion Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language