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coating up

coating up is the present participle and gerund of coat up.

Meaning of coat up

Verb

coat up (third-person singular simple present coats up, present participle coating up, simple past and past participle coated up)

  1. (transitive) To coat (something) (to cover with a coating of some material).
    • We coated up the anodes before the experiment.
  2. (intransitive) To develop a coat (the fur or feathers covering an animal's skin).
    • Hopefully she'll coat up before we take her to the dog show.

Questions about coating up

What is coating up the present participle and gerund of?
Coating up is the present participle and gerund of coat up.

Words near coating up in the dictionary

  1. coatimondi
  2. coatimondis
  3. coatimundi
  4. coatimundis
  5. coating
  6. coating up
  7. coatings
  8. coatis
  9. coatless
  10. coatlessness
  11. Coatlicue

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