grout
noun
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
grouting
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present participleof grout.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Pliers were used to extract coins near the rock's edge, a grouting tool required for some of the more deeply wedged coins.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Originally envisioned as a means to an end, the express trains, steam trains and mail trains quickly became the focus of my journey, the cities and towns like grouting smoothed around the tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Crews need to test the road’s base, which includes drilling and grouting of smaller holes and voids in the surrounding area.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Just a few blocks from the newer memorials, cracks are appearing in the grouting of a 1995 art installation by the sculptor Martin Puryear.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
I listen, as I watch the king grouting away, but understand nothing except the animosity between Tibe and Estraven.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
