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  • present participle of detail.
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detailing

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[dee-tay-ling] / ˈdi teɪ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of thoroughly cleaning the interior and exterior of a vehicle and doing minor repairs to improve its appearance.

    auto detailing.


Etymology

Origin of detailing

First recorded in 1970–75; detail ( def. 13 ) + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Over the course of last week, her team provided frequent updates on Pike's condition - detailing how she had regained her ability to walk and talk before ultimately being discharged from hospital care.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bryan quickly deleted the screenshots, but LaPaglia responded with several posts of her own, including what she claimed was a message from Bryan’s manager detailing potential terms of an NDA.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Other than our contact information, we had to upload just two documents — one detailing our proposed tuition and fees, and the other with our refund policy.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

It also said that Amazon had the most energy-efficient data centers and will publish annual reports detailing its utility usage and efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That meant detailing every spy circuit they had tracked and how each kind of code had been broken.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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