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• present participle of feather.

feathering

American  

[feth-er-ing] / ˈfɛð ər ɪŋ /

noun

1. a covering of feathers; plumage.

2. the arrangement of feathers on an arrow.

3. Music. a very light and delicate use of the violin bow.

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feathering British  

/ ˈfɛðərɪŋ /

noun

1. the plumage of a bird; feathers

2. another word for feathers

3. printing

   1. an imperfection in print caused by the spreading of ink

   2. the use of additional space between lines in typesetting in order to fill the page

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Other Word Forms

• underfeathering
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of feathering

First recorded in 1520–30; feather + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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feathering

He’s too busy feathering his own nest while laughing off any pretense of ethical behavior.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

The Australian skipper removed him for a 13th time in Tests, more than any other bowler, with a furious Root berating himself after prodding at a full delivery and feathering to Carey.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

Kartye was even out killing penalties, blocking a Philip Broberg wrist shot and then racing up ice and feathering a pass to Cale Fleury off a 2-on-1 break after he’d stepped out of the box.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

He didn’t have a lot of room to land and so he was feathering his engine to keep his speed down.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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