- present participle of gild.
gilding
Example Sentences
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He was meticulous in ordering well-made clothes, and a “chariot” with some gilding wouldn’t be too excessive, he thought.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
Not many of us had “Jeffrey Epstein” or “Ghislaine Maxwell” on our bingo cards — to mix metaphors while gilding the lily.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2025
They were then sent for gilding and upholstery, before Mr Desnoues added designs and a wood finish.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
Hristoff, who was born in Istanbul and is now based in New York, has been creating works of layered screen printing, painting, gilding and drawing in a well-known, almost 20-year-long series titled “Everything and Nothing.”
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
“The heat doesn’t seem to have damaged the gilding on your tongue.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
