"keying" in the verb sense
1. identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
identify as in botany or biology, for example
2. key
provide with a key
"We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
3. key
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
"His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
4. key
regulate the musical pitch of
5. key
harmonize with or adjust to
"key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License