# sugaring

Pronunciation: US say "SHUU-ger-ing" /ˈʃʊɡəɹɪŋ/; UK say "SHUUG-uh-ing" /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of sugar. — present participle and gerund of sugar
   - Simple: Present participle of sugar. Use this form for the action happening right now.
   - _He stood at the counter sugaring the berries one bowl at a time._
   - _The pastry chef was sugaring the dough when the oven timer rang._

## Noun

2. The act of applying sugar to a food or surface.
   - Simple: The adding of sugar to food or a surface.
   - _A final sugaring of the pastries finished off the dessert table._
   - _The sugaring of the cranberries left each one with a frosted look._
3. A cosmetic method of removing body hair by applying and peeling off a sugar-based paste, similar to waxing.
   - Simple: A way to remove body hair using a sticky paste made from sugar.
   - _The esthetician used sugaring to remove the fine hair along her upper lip._
   - _Sugaring leaves less redness than hot wax for most of her clients._
4. The making or processing of sugar from crops such as cane or beet.
   - Simple: The work of making or processing sugar.
   - _Sugaring at the mill runs around the clock during cane season._
   - _The family has done its own maple sugaring for three generations._
5. Being in a romantic relationship with an older person as a sugar baby, in return for money or gifts.
   - Simple: Getting money or gifts from an older partner in return for a romantic relationship.
   - _Sugaring helped her cover rent during a tough year._
   - _He got into sugaring through a friend who introduced him to a wealthy patron._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sugaring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).