flouring
SayFLOW-uh-ring/ˈflaʊ̯.əɹ.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of flour.
He spent the morning flouring loaf pans for the bakery's daily bake.
Lightly flouring the work surface prevents the pastry from tearing.
Note
One -ing form doing two jobs: a participle in progressive verbs (she is flouring the board) and a gerund that acts as a noun (flouring the pans takes a minute). Most uses carry the kitchen meaning of dusting something with flour, but it can also mean grinding grain into flour. In the amalgamation process it names mercury breaking up into fine globules, and there it takes no object.
flouring is a form of flour
flour, verb: To cover or coat something with flour. Full entry
- Spelling
- flour → flouring: add -ing
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