- present participle of coat.
noun
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a layer or film spread over a surface for protection or decoration
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a heavy fabric suitable for coats
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dialect a severe rebuke; ticking-off
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Origin of coating
Example Sentences
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AkzoNobel’s management and supervisory boards unanimously recommend a proposed merger with U.S. peer Axalta Coating Systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
Akzo Nobel and Axalta Coating Systems agreed to merge, forming a $17 billion-in-revenue paint company...
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
Coating bed nets in the drug cocktail is the long-term aim.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
Coating uniformly over the entire sheet, by an entirely new and patented process.
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