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
With the dissolution of the gilds we saw the first weakening of the apprenticeship system.
From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray
