gild
verb (used with object)
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
have been gilding
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present perfect progressiveof gild.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Such fantasy would have been gilding the lily in Nicola Griffith’s brilliant 2013 novel “Hild” — a fictional reimagining of the young life of the girl who would grow up to become Saint Hilda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
