overcoating
overcoating is the present participle and gerund of overcoat.
Meaning of overcoat
Verb
overcoat (third-person singular simple present overcoats, present participle overcoating, simple past and past participle overcoated)
- To apply an exterior coating to.
- Wait 24 hours before overcoating with either this product or a clearcoat.
Noun
overcoating (countable and uncountable, plural overcoatings)
- cloth for making overcoats
- The thibet is a fabric much used for overcoatings in the heavier weights, and may be made from pure wool, […]1914, Frank P. Bennett (& Co), Woolen and Worsted Fabrics Glossary
Forms of overcoating
| plural | overcoatings |
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Questions about overcoating
- What does overcoating mean?
- Overcoating means cloth for making overcoats.
- What is overcoating the present participle and gerund of?
- Overcoating is the present participle and gerund of overcoat.
- What part of speech is overcoating?
- Overcoating is a noun.
- What is the plural of overcoating?
- The plural of overcoating is overcoatings.
Words near overcoating in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: overcoating (page history and authors); overcoat (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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