coating

SayKOH-tingUS/ˈkoʊtɪŋ/UK/ˈkəʊtɪŋ/

4 meanings of coating

1
nouncountable
A thin layer that covers the outside of something.
Like the layer of paint on a wall, sitting on top of what is underneath.
The candy had a hard coating of sugar.
A thin coating of dust covered the shelf.
Similarlayer, film, covering, skin, glaze
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2
verb
Present participle of coat. Use this form for the action happening right now.
She is coating the pan with butter before pouring the batter.
He kept coating the wires with wax to keep them dry.
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3
nounarchaic
Heavy cloth used to make coats.
Like cloth woven just for jeans, but meant for coats instead.
The tailor measured out enough coating for a winter jacket.
She chose a dark coating for her husband's new coat.
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4
nounslangcountable
A telling-off, when someone speaks to you angrily about something you did wrong.
The young constable got a coating from his sergeant for losing his notebook.
He came back from the station after a serious coating.
Similartelling-off, dressing-down, roasting, rocket, reprimand
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coating is a form of coat

coat, verb: To cover something with a thin layer of a material, like paint or chocolate. Full entry

Forms: coatcoats he/she/itcoating -ing formcoated past tense, past participle
Spelling: coat → coating: add -ing

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