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studding

studding is the present participle and gerund of stud.

Noun

studding (countable and uncountable, plural studdings)

  1. The timber framework for a lath and plaster wall.
  2. A batten of wood for this framework.
  3. Anything with which a surface is studded.

Meaning of stud

Verb

stud (third-person singular simple present studs, present participle studding, simple past and past participle studded)

  1. To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
  2. To decorate as a stud does.
    • The fruit [of Loranthus vestitus] is yellowish and fleshy, and is almost sessile on the stem, which it thickly studs.1910, E. B. Stebbing, “The Loranthus Parasite of the Moru and Ban Oaks”, in Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 192
  3. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
    • [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]2012, Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts, page 82
  4. To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
    • Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.2010, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes

See all 21 meanings of stud

Forms of studding

pluralstuddings

Phrases with studding

Words that rhyme with studding

Questions about studding

What does studding mean?
Studding means the timber framework for a lath and plaster wall.
What is studding the present participle and gerund of?
Studding is the present participle and gerund of stud.
What part of speech is studding?
Studding is a noun.
What is the plural of studding?
The plural of studding is studdings.

Words near studding in the dictionary

  1. studdering
  2. studders
  3. studdery
  4. studdie
  5. studdies
  6. studding
  7. studding sail
  8. studding sails
  9. studding-sail
  10. studdings
  11. studdingsail

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