- present participle of coat.
coating
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Hearn was arrested in June after he said he reached into the water to touch a piece of the coating that had already detached from the bottom of the reflecting pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The anchovy sizzled itself into the oil coating those browned alliums.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
"That's where we then come in, to give them the protective coating to effectively enable these new materials."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Even after 3,000 impacts, microscopic examination showed no visible changes in the coating.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The coating did taste quite like vanilla ice cream, and was just as refreshing.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Along with friction and chemical reactions, tiny electrical discharges from charged droplets may also play a role in how coatings break down over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Individual powder granules are measured in micrometres, the coatings in nanometres - they are applied using a technique known as atomic layer deposition.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Most indium goes into coatings for flat-panel displays, a mature market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The company benefited from a 3.9 billion euro disposal gain from its coatings division deal with Carlyle, while revenue rose 6.2% to 33.23 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
He went on past street lamps covered with thick coatings of snow, gleaming like huge frosted moons above his head.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
