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embroidering

embroidering is the present participle and gerund of embroider.

Meaning of embroider

Verb

embroider (third-person singular simple present embroiders, present participle embroidering, simple past and past participle embroidered)

  1. To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
  2. (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

Noun

embroidering (plural embroiderings)

  1. An embroidered decoration.

Forms of embroidering

pluralembroiderings

Questions about embroidering

What does embroidering mean?
Embroidering means an embroidered decoration.
What is embroidering the present participle and gerund of?
Embroidering is the present participle and gerund of embroider.
What part of speech is embroidering?
Embroidering is a noun.
What is the plural of embroidering?
The plural of embroidering is embroiderings.

Words near embroidering in the dictionary

  1. embroideress
  2. embroideresses
  3. embroiderest
  4. embroidereth
  5. embroideries
  6. embroidering
  7. embroiderings
  8. embroiders
  9. embroidery
  10. embroidery hoop
  11. embroil

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Adapted from Wiktionary: embroidering (page history and authors); embroider (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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