adorning
present participle ofadorn
adorn
verb[T]
literaryuk/əˈdɔːn/us/əˈdɔːrn/toaddsomethingdecorativeto apersonor thing:
The bride'shairwas adornedwithwhiteflowers.
Decorating or making something attractive
- accessorize
- adorn
- adornment
- beautification
- beautify
- embellish
- flock
- foliated
- garland
- gewgaw
- glam
- ornamentation
- ornate
- over-glamorize
- overdecorate
- overdecoration
- twiddly
- window dressing
- yarn bombing
- zhuzh
Examplesofadorning
adorning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
She sits alone at her dressing table,adorningher hair with roses in anticipation of her lover's arrival.
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One advantage to roof drains was that they directed water away from building walls and thus protected stucco plastering and/or sculptureadorningexteriors.
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Overall, then, the poet has lavished considerable labour on this passage,adorningthe gift-giving ceremony with both litotes and direct commentary.
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They are shown in their finery, with ribbons, bonnets or lacey collarsadorningtheir meagre persons.
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Not only were women exploited as a useful marketing tool, their sinuous naked bodiesadorningcountless art nouveau posters, but their importance as consumers was also recognised.
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But in my view, the headdressesadorningits facade are primarily emblems of the military rank to be assumed by initiates and only by extension are references to war fare.
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I cannot regard this particular measure asadorninganything at all but it certainly touches an infinite number of things.
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This is quite different fromadorninga world power or increasing the freedom of international corporations.
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I am delighted to see that there is at least one representative temporarilyadorningthem.
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There is no furniture from a loved past heritage, no handicraftsadorninga chair or a hand-embroidered bedspread or quilt for the beds.
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Women of means, however, spared no expense inadorningtheir clothes with exquisite jewelry and fine silk fabrics.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.And thoughadorningthe bench most of the time, was to have been taken down south for spring training this month.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The program includes a warm homely feel, with relics from the pastadorningthe walls.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adorningthe surface of the vessel are three primary decorative animal motifs, including fifteen imaginary creatures cast in relief along the sides.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is complete in ornamentation including the angelsadorningits rooftop.
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- cost per thousand
- cost-per-thousand
- cost-plus
- cost-plus
- cost price
- cost-price
- cost profit
- cost-push inflation
- cost-push-inflation
- cost reduction
- cost-reduction
- costs
- cost saving
- cost-saving
- cost-saving measure
- cost sb a pretty penny
- cost-sb-a-pretty-penny
- cost sb dear
- cost-sb-dear
- cost-sharing
- cost-sharing
- cost-shifting
- cost-shifting
- cost (someone) an arm and a leg
- cost someone a pretty penny