bronzing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of bronze. Use it after is or are, or as a noun for the action.

   She spent the whole afternoon bronzing on the beach.

   The summer sun was bronzing his arms and face.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Making something look like it is made of bronze.

   The bronzing on the plaster statue makes it look like real metal.

   She did the bronzing of the old picture frames herself.

3. 3
   noununcountable

   Covering things with a layer of bronze metal.

   The shop offers bronzing for baby shoes as a keepsake.

   The bronzing of the old church doors took the workers two weeks.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   Damage that tiny pests called rust mites do to citrus fruit late in the season.

   The farmer found bronzing on many of his oranges this fall.

   Spraying early can help stop bronzing on the lemons.

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