feathered

verb

Definition of featherednext
past tense of feather
1
as in pulled

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as in fringed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feathered
  1. pulled
  2. fringed
  3. embroidered
  4. braided
  5. wreathed
  6. painted
  7. hung
  8. swagged
Verb
  • Conine waited on a full-count changeup with one out in the fifth and pulled it over the fence in right-center field for a 1-0 lead.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • His hair is pulled back in a knot, and his spear is aimed at something under the surface of the water.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • The grounds have colonial and Victorian buildings, and lush grounds fringed with palm trees and excellent ocean views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • On the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, nestled between a turtle sanctuary and palm-fringed tourist beaches, sits one of the most consequential industrial complexes for the future of global trade.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of fringed
Verb
  • The star paired the Alta Moda Sardegna 2024 collection piece with matching gold bangle bracelets and a dramatic long black tulle veil, which was lavishly embroidered with gold thread.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 July 2026
  • Her custom Fausto Puglisi for Roberto Cavalli bodysuit was hand-embroidered with more than 200,000 crystals in hot pink, orange and citrine, a process that took 120 hours.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Definition of embroidered
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  • South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Quen Blackwell’s hair is braided and pulled into a delicate updo that adds volume and structure to her look.
    — Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of braided
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  • In the bathroom, there are shuttered windows wreathed with Como silk and a luscious roll-top bath.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of wreathed
Verb
  • Bieber's nails were her preferred length and shape—medium almonds—and painted with a few coats of a creamy sky blue polish with a lilac-y undertone.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 July 2026
  • One wore an inflatable pink frog costume with AMPHIFA painted on the tummy.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of painted
Verb
  • By the time Noe and his sons were back home and had moored the boat to their wharf on the narrow pass that separated Cheniere Disparue from the mainland, the last low clouds of the front hung over the Gulf.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Platner, for example, hung onto support from prominent Democrats even after a report of intimidating behavior toward girlfriends.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of hung
Verb
  • The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.
    — Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of swagged
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