garlanding

garlanding is the present participle and gerund of garland.

Meaning of garland

garland (third-person singular simple present garlands, present participle garlanding, simple past and past participle garlanded)

(transitive) To deck or ornament something with a garland.
- Anand disembarks like a statesman from the Volkswagen to be garlanded immediately by five different women.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 206
(transitive) To form something into a garland.

garlanding (plural garlandings)

An arrangement of garlands.
- It is beyond us, as we thread the ruined streets: above us, as we stand upon the ruined walls, we follow it through every vista of broken columns, as we wander through the empty court-yards of the houses; and through the garlandings and interlacings of every wanton vine.1846, Charles Dickens, Pictures from Italy
- In every temple of every god processions were held and offerings made by those who had anything left to offer, while the statues of the gods were dressed in fine new garments and hung about with garlandings of flowers.1918, H. Rider Haggard, Moon of Israel

plural	garlandings

What does garlanding mean?: Garlanding means an arrangement of garlands.
What is garlanding the present participle and gerund of?: Garlanding is the present participle and gerund of garland.
What part of speech is garlanding?: Garlanding is a noun.
What is the plural of garlanding?: The plural of garlanding is garlandings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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