tailoring

tailoring is the present participle and gerund of tailor.

Noun

tailoring (countable and uncountable, plural tailorings)

Work done by a tailor.
- A man got up in all the outward trappings of a gentleman: an extensive display of snowy linen, unimpeachable tailoring, ganté, botté, in perfection; nothing overdone.1873, Grace Ramsay, A Salon in the Last Days of the Empire, and Other Sketches, London: Richard Bentley and Son, page 4
(figuratively) Any modification or ornamentation.

tailor (third-person singular simple present tailors, present participle tailoring, simple past and past participle tailored)

(ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
- We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.
Synonyms:

fit
(figuratively, transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
- The website was tailored to the client's needs.
Synonyms:

fit, shape
(figuratively, transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
- a narrowly tailored law
Synonyms:

shape

plural	tailorings

What does tailoring mean?: Tailoring means work done by a tailor.
What is tailoring the present participle and gerund of?: Tailoring is the present participle and gerund of tailor.
What part of speech is tailoring?: Tailoring is a noun.
What is the plural of tailoring?: The plural of tailoring is tailorings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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