gild
verb (used with object)
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
are gilding
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present progressiveof gild.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But two recent shows incubated in the 10-year-old Village Originals series are gilding the theater's efforts.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2010
Warm orange tones are gilding yet Her lovely skin of roseate hue.
From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Agnes Lee
The lingering rays of the setting sun are gilding the old ruins with a wondrous beauty.
From Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood by Thomas Preskett Prest
Let us go over to where those girls are gilding.
From The Story of Porcelain by Sara Ware Bassett
