attire
verb (used with object)
to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.
attiring
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present participleof attire.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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"They were seeing themselves as individuals and set themselves apart," said Wendi Ferreira of the styling duo Wendi and Nicole, who are attiring Oyelowo, Channing Tatum and Chris Pine for the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2015
Pledging eternal faithfulness, Frankie proceeds to support Johnnie, attiring him in "hundred-dollar" suits.
From Time Magazine Archive
Selinda, enraptured by her own efficiency in grooming and attiring the girl, marched behind her, unable to detach herself from her own handiwork.
From The Moonlit Way by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
The merchants should keep their wives from visiting the upper rooms too often, lest they tire their purses by attiring themselves....
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
Chests of treasure were broken open, and the gorgeous robes of the priests dragged forth, many of the mob attiring themselves in them.
From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston
