sanding
Pluralsandings
Pluralsandings
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- 2Present participle and gerund of sand. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or is named as a thing.
He is sanding the old chair out on the porch.
They keep sanding the floor until it shines.
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- 3The dropping of sand onto train rails to help the wheels grip the track.
Like sprinkling sand on an icy path so your shoes do not slip.
The train uses sanding to stop safely on wet tracks.
Without sanding, the wheels would slip on the icy rails.
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- 4A layer of sugar crystals on the outside of candy, especially on jelly candies.
Like the sugar coating you see on sour gummy worms.
The gummy candies got a sanding to keep them from sticking together.
A light sanding of sugar made the jellies sparkle.
Similardusting, coating, sprinkling
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- 5A kind of dance done on a floor covered with sand.
At the fair, a man spread sand on the boards and danced a quick sanding to the fiddle music.
The dancer practiced his sanding until each step sounded just right.
- 6The checking of a gilded surface, after firing, by rubbing it with fine sand and water.
Like gently rubbing a coin to see whether the shine holds up.
The craftsman did a careful sanding to check the gold layer.
After firing, a quick sanding showed where the gilding was thin.
- 7The burying of oysters in sand.
The crew spent the morning on the sanding of the new oyster beds.
After the harvest, a careful sanding kept the oysters covered.
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sanding is a form of sand
sand, verb: To rub the surface of something with sandpaper to make it smooth. Full entry
- Spelling
- sand → sanding: add -ing
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Origins
From the word "sand" plus "-ing".
From Middle English "sanding," made from "sand" plus "-ing".