reupholstering
reupholstering is the present participle and gerund of reupholster.
Meaning of reupholster
Verb
reupholster (third-person singular simple present reupholsters, present participle reupholstering, simple past and past participle reupholstered)
Noun
reupholstering (countable and uncountable, plural reupholsterings)
- The act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is worn out.
- These are strongly built and will survive any number of reupholsterings.1937, Woman's Home Companion, volume 64, page 105
- After several reupholsterings, the wood may no longer function to hold the upholstery in place and must be reinforced.1978, Edward Stanek, Antiques and Art: Care and Restoration, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, →ISBN, page 160
Forms of reupholstering
| plural | reupholsterings |
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Origin of reupholstering
Since the 19th century as a gerund. By surface analysis, re- + upholster + -ing. More at upholstering § Etymology.
Questions about reupholstering
- What does reupholstering mean?
- Reupholstering means the act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is worn out.
- What is reupholstering the present participle and gerund of?
- Reupholstering is the present participle and gerund of reupholster.
- What part of speech is reupholstering?
- Reupholstering is a noun.
- What is the plural of reupholstering?
- The plural of reupholstering is reupholsterings.
Words near reupholstering in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reupholstering (page history and authors); reupholster (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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