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pairing (PAIR ing) (noun)
The process of joining or associating one thing with something else: Who would have thought of pairing cheese with apple pie?
paring (PAIR ing) (verb)
Trimming or removing the thin outside layer of something: Jill's mother sat at the kitchen sink when she was paring the apples to make the pie.

The cook was thinking about the pairing of roast beef with potatoes; so, she asked her helper to start paring the potatoes.