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noun

Definition of engravingnext
as in etching

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verb

present participle of engrave
1
as in inscribing
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone

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2
as in imprinting
to produce a vivid impression of a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind

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Recent Examples of engraving
Noun
On one side, the engraving featured a boat with a Union Jack. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 Laser codes create individual fuel records After inspection, each pebble moves to an infrared laser engraving station. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
His only son was stricken with polio and sat in a dark old house all day long diligently engraving seals. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has sparked controversy by engraving the names of his wife and five children on the Stanley Cup. — Eric MacRamalla, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for engraving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engraving
  1. etching
  2. inscribing
  3. portrait
  4. representation
  5. image
  6. depiction
Noun
  • Lulu and Georgia’s glass butter dish with a traditional silhouette and old-school etching feels like a stylish reedition of the dishes your grandparents grew up with.
    — Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For deeper etching, a polishing compound and pad may restore the finish.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
Definition of etching
Verb
  • Roupp could not recall previously inscribing that message on his cap during a game.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • Like inscribing shell casings, communicating messages in connection with high-profile acts of violence has a long history.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of inscribing
Noun
  • Its Romanesque façade was disguised as a grand Southern plantation—four towering white columns were erected to support a temporary façade with floral garlands, potted trees, and an enormous portrait of Leigh and Gable hung above the entrance.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Those ancestral tales spill out of the bedrooms and into the surrounding landscape, with guest excursions designed around the very figures whose portraits line the walls.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • The system gives greater weight to newer descriptions and those containing less ambiguity to produce a more reliable representation of the object.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Naturally, Max Mara had plenty of representation in the room, with Fonda, Hannah Waddingham, Caylee Cowan, and breakthrough star Adria Arjona among those wearing the Italian label.
    — Paul Chi, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of representation
Noun
  • Unlike conventional sonar approaches that rely on lower-resolution acoustic images, synthetic aperture sonar combines multiple acoustic measurements collected as the sensor moves through the water.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The image was manipulated by artificial intelligence and posted by a Colombian artist, according to Brazilian fact-checking outlet Agência Lupa.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • The result is a hilarious, all-too-real depiction of the existential angst that has come to plague Gen Z-ers across the globe.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Representations of fauna include horses, deer, wild oxen, and at least one bear, though identification is difficult due to the limited depiction of details such as eyes, nostrils, hooves, manes, and coats.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of depiction

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