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robing

robing is the present participle and gerund of robe.

Noun

robing (countable and uncountable, plural robings)

  1. The act of putting on ceremonial clothing.
  2. (historical, plural-normally) The trimmings around the neck and bodice of a gown.

Meaning of robe

Verb

robe (third-person singular simple present robes, present participle robing, simple past and past participle robed)

  1. (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
    • robed in glory
    Synonyms:
    dight
  2. (intransitive) To put on official vestments.

See all 9 meanings of robe

Forms of robing

pluralrobings

Questions about robing

What does robing mean?
Robing means the act of putting on ceremonial clothing.
What is robing the present participle and gerund of?
Robing is the present participle and gerund of robe.
What part of speech is robing?
Robing is a noun.
What is the plural of robing?
The plural of robing is robings.

Words near robing in the dictionary

  1. robinets
  2. Robinett
  3. Robinette
  4. Robinettes
  5. Robinetts
  6. robing
  7. robings
  8. robinia
  9. robinias
  10. robinin
  11. robinioid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: robing (page history and authors); robe (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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