coating

1 of 2

noun

coat·​ing ˈkō-tiŋ 

1

: cloth for coats

2

: coat, covering

coating

2 of 2

present participle of coat entry 2

Examples of coating in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

All glow-in-the-dark toys, stickers, paint, coatings in fluorescent lamps, cathode-ray tube TVs, and some clock dials rely on phosphorescence. — ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

Breaded in a spicy tempura coating made with a blend of cayenne and chili peppers, the hot nuggets had their first run in September 2020. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Zhang said anticorrosive coatings, adhesives and chemical buffering agents made for military aircraft could be adapted for civilian programs, including the C919 and the C929 widebody aircraft under development. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Many of the improvements are with the cameras—still a big reason to buy a Pixel—but there are some minor, welcome upgrades, like a scratch-resistant display coating, a brighter screen, more base storage, and faster charging. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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