- present participle of furnish.
furnishing
Americannoun
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furnishings,
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furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room.
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articles or accessories of dress.
men's furnishings.
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that with which anything is furnished.
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Origin of furnishing
Example Sentences
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The family is still furnishing the house but has already purchased an air filter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But rather than spending tens of thousands furnishing and designing her space herself, she came across emerging interior designer Kiki Tolles through her TikTok algorithm.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
That means dupes are just one of many issues facing home furnishing and improvement stocks that may leave investors feeling like suckers.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
Or you could buy yourself a $10m house every day for 250 years, and still have change for furnishing and decorating.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Premiums were only a few pennies each week, with death benefits furnishing little more than a coffin and a burial.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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