dishing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of dish. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

   She is dishing out the soup for everyone at the table.

   Dishing the vegetables onto a warm plate keeps them hot.

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2. 2
   nounfigurativelyuncountable

   The act of putting food into a dish so it can be served.

   The dishing of the stew took longer than the cooking itself.

   Careful dishing makes even a simple meal look elegant.

   Similarplating, serving, presentation

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3. 3
   adjective

   Curved inward, like the inside of a shallow bowl.

   Like the gentle hollow on the inside of a bowl.

   The old table had a dishing surface that collected crumbs in the center.

   The worn metal panel showed a dishing dent near its middle.

   Similarconcave, cupped, hollow, bowl-shaped

   Oppositeconvex, domed

4. 4
   noununcountable

   A curved-in shape or dent, like the hollow of a bowl.

   Like a soft dent that bends inward instead of sticking out.

   The mechanic measured the dishing in the wheel to check for damage.

   A slight dishing had formed in the center of the old wooden shelf.

   Similarconcavity, depression, sag, hollow, dip

   Oppositeconvexity, bulge

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