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sheathing

/ˈʃiːðɪŋ/

sheathing noun: something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade. Also the present participle and gerund of sheathe.

Noun

sheathing (countable and uncountable, plural sheathings)

  1. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
    • When the sheathing was on it suddenly looked like a real house: you could see where the outer walls would be even if they still needed the siding and trim added.

Also used as

sheathing is also the present participle and gerund of sheathe.

Forms of sheathing

pluralsheathings

Phrases with sheathing

Questions about sheathing

What does sheathing mean?
Sheathing means something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
What part of speech is sheathing?
Sheathing is a noun.
How do you pronounce sheathing?
Sheathing is pronounced /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/.
What is the plural of sheathing?
The plural of sheathing is sheathings.

Words near sheathing in the dictionary

  1. sheathes the sword
  2. sheathest
  3. sheatheth
  4. sheathfish
  5. sheathfishes
  6. sheathing
  7. sheathing the sword
  8. sheathings
  9. sheathless
  10. sheathlike
  11. sheathotomies

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