gild
verb (used with object)
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
gilds
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present tense formof gild (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The way O’Hara gilds this line’s delivery with a wistful sparkle feels true because we’ve seen her spin such treasure playing all kinds of would-be topliners with an amiable, delicious amount of lunacy.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026
If I’ve got prosciutto on hand, it really gilds the lily, but it’s not necessary for a sublime tartine.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2020
We catch glimpses whenever Lee Pace, playing the automobile entrepreneur John DeLorean, gilds his ho-hum dialogue in unexpected layers of foreboding.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
In the center of town, the hotel gilds its Native American and Spanish aesthetic with all the luxe you require.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2018
“The towns and even the villages had their gilds, and it is certain that these gilds were the agencies by which the common interests of labour were protected.”
From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray
