- present participle of plaster.
noun
Etymology
Origin of plastering
1375–1425; late Middle English (gerund). See plaster, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Since early Thursday, BNP backers started gathering in the capital, plastering the streets with banners and festoons bearing images of Rahman.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
At home in this milieu, Parker mastered the art of grassroots promotion, of pulling in large crowds by plastering the town with loud, hyperbolic placards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
To say an animal is experiencing a certain feeling is not plastering a human emotion on an inhuman thing.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025
"I have a croft house I am trying to do up, so I might do some plastering."
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
The wind kicked up huge swirling waves of powder snow that washed down the mountain like breaking surf, plastering my clothing with frost.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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