# bronzing

Pronunciation: US say "BRAHNZ-ing" /ˈbɹɑnzɪŋ/; UK say "BRONZ-ing" /ˈbɹɒnzɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of bronze. — present participle and gerund of bronze
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of bronze. Use it after is or are, or as a noun for the action.
   - _The workshop specializes in bronzing baby shoes for proud parents._
   - _After bronzing in the 400 meters last year, she is aiming for gold._

## Noun

2. The process of giving an object or surface the look of bronze.
   - Simple: Making something look like it is made of bronze.
   - _A careful bronzing gave the plaster bust the look of a cast metal sculpture._
   - _The bronzing of the plastic lamp base took only a coat of paint and a little gold wax._
3. The process of coating objects with a layer of bronze.
   - Simple: Covering things with a layer of bronze metal.
   - _The foundry sends the steel fittings out for bronzing before assembly._
   - _Uneven bronzing left dull patches on the plated railings._
4. Damage that rust mites cause to citrus fruit late in the growing season.
   - Simple: Damage that tiny pests called rust mites do to citrus fruit late in the season.
   - _Growers scouting the grove in October found bronzing on the grapefruit._
   - _The packing house sent the lots with severe bronzing to the juice plant._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bronzing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).