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breading

breading is the present participle and gerund of bread.

Meaning of bread

Verb (1)

bread (third-person singular simple present breads, present participle breading, simple past and past participle breaded)

  1. (transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.
    • breaded fish

Verb (2)

bread (third-person singular simple present breads, present participle breading, simple past and past participle breaded)

  1. (transitive) To form in meshes; net.

See all 9 meanings of bread

Noun

breading (countable and uncountable, plural breadings)

  1. The coating of a thin slice of meat in flour, egg and breadcrumbs prior to frying

Forms of breading

pluralbreadings

Words that rhyme with breading

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Questions about breading

What does breading mean?
Breading means the coating of a thin slice of meat in flour, egg and breadcrumbs prior to frying.
What is breading the present participle and gerund of?
Breading is the present participle and gerund of bread.
What part of speech is breading?
Breading is a noun.
What is the plural of breading?
The plural of breading is breadings.

Words near breading in the dictionary

  1. breadhead
  2. breadheads
  3. breadier
  4. breadiest
  5. breadiness
  6. breading
  7. breadings
  8. breadish
  9. breadishness
  10. breadkind
  11. breadkinds

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