decking (out)

verb

Definition of decking (out)next
present participle of deck (out)
as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes all decked out in our finest outfits for the wedding

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  1. clothing
  2. dressing
  3. getting up
  4. doing up
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
Verb
  • The throwback design also spoke to the ancient Greek and goddess-inspired dressing Zendaya and Roach have embraced for this press tour.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • Zendaya and Roach kept their streak of robotic, cyborg dressing going by putting her in a vintage circuit board-esque skirt-suit from Alexander McQueen’s 1999 collection for Givenchy.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Definition of dressing
Verb
  • Guthrie declared ahead of the commercial break, getting up on the couch in faux frustration.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • For an instant, Davidovich Fokina thought about getting up, but instead sat on his backside, seemingly resigned to defeat.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of getting up
Verb
  • What in the world are those overgrown basketballs doing up there?
    — Rui Bo, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
  • Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of doing up
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