layering

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of layer. Use it for the act of putting things in layers right now.

   She was layering warm blankets on the bed before the cold night.

   Layering the cake with cream and fruit takes a steady hand.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   A set of layers stacked one on top of another.

   Like a stack of pancakes piled one on top of another.

   The bright layering of colors in the painting looked beautiful.

   Each dessert had a neat layering of cream and berries.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   A way of growing new plants by getting stems to grow their own roots.

   Like bending a plant's branch down to the soil so it can grow roots of its own.

   Gardeners use layering to grow new shrubs from older ones.

   We made more plants from the old vine by layering.

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