- present participle of coat.
coating
Example Sentences
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The new coating also began to peel off the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
MS damages myelin, the fatty protective coating that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026
But since its installation, the coating has begun to peel off and algae has turned the water green -- a persistent problem over the years.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Some have taken pieces of the blue coating that has been floating in the water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Victor staggered back to his feet and stood at the penalty line, the captain of the War Eagles, mud coating his entire body, blood streaming down from a cut over his eye.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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