# papering

Pronunciation: say "PAY-per-ing" /ˈpeɪpəɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of paper. — present participle and gerund of paper
   - Simple: Present participle of paper. Use this form for action happening now, like covering walls with paper.
   - _Papering the nursery in soft yellow brightened the whole room._
   - _The crew finished papering the lobby before the gallery opened._

## Noun

2. Patterned or plain paper used to cover and decorate the walls of a room.
   - Simple: Decorative paper glued onto the walls of a room.
   - _The old papering in the dining room was peeling at the corners._
   - _They chose a delicate floral papering for the front bedroom._
3. A tactic by which a Public Defender's Office boycotts a judge, filing a request for a substitute judge in every case assigned to that judge.
   - Simple: A way for public defenders to avoid a judge by asking for a different judge in every case.
   - _Faced with repeated severe sentences, the defense bar resorted to papering that judge._
   - _Critics argued that papering undermined the random assignment of cases._

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