marring
present participle ofmarformal
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Outwardly the set was supremely simple, only a keyhole and a switchmarringits exterior.
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They aremarringit, not in a major particular, but in a small matter, but which is still one of very great psychological importance.
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It is not only a question ofmarringthe landscape.
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Their jaws are made of wood or metal, the latter usually faced with wood to avoidmarringthe work.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The slight flex causes the corners of the scraper to lift slightly thus preventing them frommarringthe workpiece.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although composite lumber may resist thesemarringeffects better than other materials, it will still show signs of wear over time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, a procedural errormarringthe appeal proceedings does not, by itself, suffice to guarantee a successful petition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Just before the election the two main party leaders made a joint appeal for people to avoidmarringthe election with violence.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At this time, though, it is a building ruin owing to a failed hotel-building venture whose construction work wrought various damages andmarring.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This addition evens out the time-impulse curve of the impact, enabling a more powerful blow to be delivered without risk ofmarringthe target.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her reason formarringherself had to do with her inability to secure roles other than parts in comedy and as a chorus girl.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The metalcut possessed an advantage over the woodcut in close hatching because fine print lines between the furrows in the wood would sometimes break,marringthe print.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the suburb one might live and die withoutmarringthe image of an innocent world, except when some shadow of evil fell over a column in the newspaper.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Exclusively his is a tinge of green in shadowsmarringthe harmony of the work, a gaudiness of jarring tints, uniform surface and a touch more quick than subtle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since planishing hammers are generally in contact with the outside surface of the piece, they are flat, have rounded edges and are polished to avoidmarringthe work.
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- a lot of anger
- a lot of confidence
- a lot of confusion
- a lot of criticism
- a lot of money
- a lot of noise
- a lot of nonsense
- a lot of sympathy
- aloud
- alpaca
- alpha
- alphabet
- alphabetic
- alphabetical
- alphabetical index
- alphabetically
- alphabetic principle
- alphabetization
- alphabetize
- alphabet soup
- alphabet-soup
- alpha channel
- alpha-channel
- alpha decay
- alpha-decay