perching

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of perch

noun

1. The act of something that perches.

   “When we take a general view of the wonderful stream of our consciousness, what strikes us first is the different pace of its parts. Like a bird's life, it seems to made of an alternation of flights and perchings.”

2. (uncountable)Inspection of cloth before finishing.