grouting

grouting is the present participle and gerund of grout.

Noun

grouting (countable and uncountable, plural groutings)

grout (third-person singular simple present grouts, present participle grouting, simple past and past participle grouted)

(transitive) To insert mortar between tiles.
- I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.
(transitive) To affix with mortar.
- The year before the pandemic, a sump tank attached to a waste pond sprang a leak and had to be grouted shut.December 15 2022, Samanth Subramanian, “Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site”, in The Guardian

plural	groutings

From grout + -ing.

What does grouting mean?: Grouting means an application of grout.
What is grouting the present participle and gerund of?: Grouting is the present participle and gerund of grout.
What part of speech is grouting?: Grouting is a noun.
What is the plural of grouting?: The plural of grouting is groutings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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