1. a fence made of wooden stakes or posts
2. one of the wooden stakes or posts used to make such a fence

1. present participle of pale: becoming pale or less intense in color

Examples

• The garden was surrounded by a white wooden paling.
• Several palings in the old fence needed to be replaced.
• She hammered the paling into the ground to mark the boundary.
• The cottage had a charming paling fence around the front yard.
• His face was paling as he heard the bad news.
• The sky was paling in the early morning light.
• The colors in the painting were paling with age.