tufting

[ tuhf-ting ]

/ ˈtʌf tɪŋ /

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noun

the act or process of making tufts.

tufts collectively, especially as decoration.

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Origin of tufting

First recorded in 1545–55; tuft + -ing¹

Words nearby tufting

tuft, tufted, tufted deer, tufted duck, tufted titmouse, tufting, tufty, Tu Fu, tug, tugboat, Tugela

How to use tufting in a sentence

There ain't a trust concern in the business can show finer springs or better tufting.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst
As with silks, brocaded in different colours, therefore never use chintz where a chair or sofa calls for tufting.
The Art of Interior Decoration|Grace Wood
Gradually the herbage disappears, and the shrubs are only found tufting the ridgy tops of low undulating sandhills.
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli
The beauty of its graceful crown is sometimes marred by a fungus which produces a thick tufting of twigs on the ends of branches.
Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers

Round this beck there are, indeed, no ferns tufting each projecting shelf, and seizing upon every bare stone and decayed tree.
Sporting Society, Vol. II (of 2)|Various