coating

noun

coat·​ing ˈkō-tiŋ 

1

: cloth for coats

2

: coat, covering

Examples of coating in a Sentence

The fabric has a coating that prevents liquids from soaking through.

A light coating of snow had fallen.

There was a coating of ice on the pond.

Recent Examples on the Web

Sprinkle a coating of baking soda all over the floor of your porch. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

But after the site was restored, the water was plagued by an algae bloom for more than a week, and pieces of the new coating have appeared to be peeling off the bottom. — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 5 July 2026

This, in turn, allows it to be incorporated into coatings, inks, and a wide range of manufacturing applications. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

The same device also applies a protective nano-ceramic coating during this process, and Linyo says this should work fine on most exterior finishes and wraps. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coating

• bloating
• boating
• doting
• floating
• gloating
• noting
• quoting
• toting
• voting
• connoting
• denoting
• devoting

Kids Definition

coating

noun

coat·​ing ˈkōt-iŋ 

: coat entry 1 sense 3, covering

a coating of ice on the pond