- present participle of layer.
layering
Example Sentences
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The unusual layering suggested that two separate events had occurred in rapid succession.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ms. Lee almost never uses figurative language—similes, metaphors, symbolism or anything that gives prose layering and subtext.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Traditional fabrication relies on ultraprecision machinery to squeeze more circuits onto a single chip; Huawei is trying to improve computing efficiency through techniques such as layering circuits within a single chip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
We’ll have a discussion with our staff when we do the recording, and to bring out the “Neo-ness” in the song, I think we just achieve this by just layering our voices together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He goes back to his charts, writing words and adding fresh arrows on top of what is already there, layering his thoughts so thick, only he can decipher them.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
