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flyspecking

flyspecking noun: a technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint. Also the present participle and gerund of flyspeck.

Noun

flyspecking (uncountable)

  1. A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.

Also used as

flyspecking is also the present participle and gerund of flyspeck.

Origin of flyspecking

From flyspeck + -ing.

Questions about flyspecking

What does flyspecking mean?
Flyspecking means a technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
What part of speech is flyspecking?
Flyspecking is a noun.

Words near flyspecking in the dictionary

  1. flyscreens
  2. flysheet
  3. flysheets
  4. flyspeck
  5. flyspecked
  6. flyspecking
  7. flyspecks
  8. flyspray
  9. flysprays
  10. flyssa
  11. flyssas

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