- present participle of anoint.
anointing
Example Sentences
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In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
He was anointing them, he said, to become poll workers.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
In the Coronation service last year, the oil used for anointing the King was animal free for the first time.
From BBC ● May 14, 2024
The final weekend brings the biggest parades, produced by organizations that borrow traditions from European royalty — anointing kings and queens to rule over the proceedings.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
But in his own field of endeavor, which he was now practicing, the slow, imperial smelling over and anointing of an area, he has no peer.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
