# decorating

Pronunciation: say "DEK-uh-rayt-ing" /ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of decorate. — present participle and gerund of decorate
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of decorate. Use this form for something happening now or as the name of the activity.
   - _Decorating the hall took the whole team most of the morning._
   - _She is decorating the nursery before the baby arrives._

## Noun

2. The act or work of making a room, building, or object more attractive by adding ornament, color, or furnishings.
   - Simple: The work of adding things to a room or object to make it look nice.
   - _The decorating took three weekends, but new paint and curtains transformed the nursery._
   - _She built a career in residential decorating after years of practice._

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