powdering
present participle ofpowder
powder
verb[T]
uk/ˈpaʊ.dər/us/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/to put powder on someone'sskin:
Powder the baby'sbottomtostopitchafing.
Personal care - general words
- ablution
- amenity kit
- baby wipe
- beach body
- beardy
- bed bath
- douche
- facecloth
- fat-shame
- fat-shaming
- flossing
- grooming
- hand gel
- handwash
- retrosexual
- scrub
- scrub up
- scrub up wellidiom
- toilet
- windswept
Idiom
powderyournose
Examplesofpowdering
powdering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
These were carefully removed using a diamond saw and grinding wheel, after which the rock slabs were cleaned with ultra-pure water in an ultrasonic bath before crushing andpowdering.
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Powdered coal or coal forpowderingcould be stored at less expenditure, and with a less elaborate storage.
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The surface has been treated with polyurethane sealer to preventpowdering, and that treatment will be repeated as necessary.
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He estimates the majority of the women waste an average of four hours a day making cups of tea andpowderingtheir noses.
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White colour is made from the conch-shells bypowdering, boiling and filtering in a very hazardous process.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Upperside semitransparent white, sometimes slightly infuscate with apowderingof black scales.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1750, women began dressing their hair with perfumed pomade andpowderingit white.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Acidic leathers are particularly vulnerable to red rot, which causespowderingof the surface and a change in consistency.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Whenpowdering, snow drifts with the wind, sometimes to the depth of several metres.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Various chemical and flame associatedpowderingprocesses are adopted in part to prevent serious degradation of particle surfaces by atmospheric oxygen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This process is sometimes produced using manualpowdering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The third method involves fritting the lead compound with silica,powderingthe mixture, and suspending and applying it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This was somewhat remedied by thoroughlypowderingthe suit and the diver's body with talc to help the rubber slide on more easily.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The chemical constituents are still uncertain, but the spice is prepared from the seeds, either by grinding andpowderingthe seed kernels, or in oil extracted from the seeds.
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- surrounding territory
- surrounding trees
- surrounding vegetation
- surrounding village
- surrounding woodland
- surrounding woods
- surround sound
- surround-sound
- surtax
- surtitle
- surveil
- surveillance
- surveillance activities
- surveillance activities
- surveillance aircraft
- surveillance aircraft
- surveillance camera
- surveillance capability
- surveillance capability
- surveillance capitalism
- surveillance-capitalism
- surveillance data
- surveillance data
- surveillance equipment
- surveillance footage