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• present participle of dress.

dressing

American  

[dres-ing] / ˈdrɛs ɪŋ /

noun

• dressings
  plural

1. the act of a person or thing that dresses.

2. a sauce for food.

   salad dressing.

3. stuffing for a fowl.

   turkey dressing.

4. material used to dress or cover a wound.

5. manure, compost, or other fertilizers.

6. the ornamental detail of a building, especially that around openings.

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dressing British  

/ ˈdrɛsɪŋ /

noun

1. a sauce for food, esp for salad

2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): stuffing.  a mixture of chopped and seasoned ingredients with which poultry, meat, etc, is stuffed before cooking

3. a covering for a wound, sore, etc

4. manure or artificial fertilizer spread on land

5. size used for stiffening textiles

6. the processes in the conversion of certain rough tanned hides into leather ready for use

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dressings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dressing

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at dress, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dressing dressings

In real life, virtual recruitment is the hiring norm, people are dressing more casually, posting about their jobs on TikTok and prioritizing work-life balance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, I am expecting the opposite, because of a fresh voice in the dressing room.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

And now makers of salad dressing may be feeling the pain.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

And each year, it has only grown bigger, with fans dressing up in their favorite Laufey-themed vintage fashions to celebrate the unofficial holiday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

I joined her in front of a three-sided mirror in the corner beside the dressing rooms.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Medical applications include wound dressings, drug delivery systems, and resorbable implants or sutures that slowly degrade inside the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

For humans, the abundant minerals and anti-inflammatory properties of certain seaweeds have seen their extracts used in medicines from treating acid reflux to wound dressings.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Add it to everything from salad dressings to strawberries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Most homemade creamy dressings have the same problem: they’re flat.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

“Let’s clean your dressings this morning,” she said.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

Related Words

• filling
• stuffing