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striping

[ strahy-ping ]
/ ˈstraɪ pɪŋ /
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noun
the act of decorating or otherwise providing with stripes: The striping of the boat proceeded slowly.
a striped pattern: the striping of the zebra; striping of different colors.
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Origin of striping

First recorded in 1670–80; stripe1 + -ing1

Words nearby striping

striped squirrel, striper, stripe rust, stripe smut, strip farm, striping, strip joint, striplight, strip lighting, stripling, strip mall
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Words related to striping

smear, castigate, chastise, spank, besmirch, bespatter, blot, blotch, dapple, dirty, dot, fleck, maculate, marble, mottle, pepper, pimple, soil, spatter, speck

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