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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

A maximalist salon collides with a backstage circus dressing room in the Silver Lake apartment of stylist Wendi Weger, whose delightful fusion of art and fashion is behind the Curatorial Dept. in Atwater Village.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

When the song outgrows the blue-ribbon crowd, they’re flown to Los Angeles for one nationally televised performance before falling out in a bit of dressing room melodrama.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

She sits in front of a mirror in a dressing room at the National Operetta Theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Pitts has battled through this crucial period following a bicep injury, and his determination and leadership are integral to the spirit within the dressing room.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

I waited a few moments to catch my breath before facing the final layers of my dressing.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

The salad chain’s shares tumbled after hours, but it said it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce and only uses jalapeño peppers in two dressings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

He noted that jalapenos were used in only two of its dressings, and nowhere else on the menu.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

That selection of veggies paired with multiple mini cups of colorful dressings?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Lister recommended that doctors put a diluted carbolic acid solution on wounds after injury or surgery and also soak bandages and dressings in the chemical.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Related Words

• filling
• stuffing