feathering

Definition of featheringnext
present participle of feather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feathering
Verb
  • As his career skyrocketed, Chalamet spent years quietly training — aided by an expert on the sport, Diego Schaaf — by pulling a table-tennis setup along to productions ranging from Dune to Wonka.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Notre Dame didn’t mess around in pulling all that material together, looking like a program with a plan before the portal opened.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Details like eyelash fringing, subtle embroidery, and embossed velvet designs are an easy way to dress up a mundane sectional or lackluster white couch.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Extra-low dispersion glass eliminates color fringing from chromatic aberration and fully multi-coated optics boost brightness and contrast.
    Harry Bennett, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Even with the addition of other richly nourishing oils, this firm-hold finishing tool is ideal for creating updo styles and can also serve as a foundation before braiding.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The dads are seen brushing, braiding and attempting other styles on their daughters, who happily perch in the salon chairs in front of them.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Has Alec been embroidering the truth?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Hawley and a team of craftspeople worked across the globe embroidering, aging and tinting the costumes for the film.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Such rotting fruit from the forest floor contained higher concentrations of fermenting yeast and alcohol than the fruits hanging from trees.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Even as students work longer hours to avoid borrowing, loans accumulate like a cloud hanging overhead.
    Liam McCusker, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And the Rebels, after some early struggles, are suddenly figuring some things out, evidenced by a 10-point win at Utah State on Tuesday in a game they were projected to lose by 16.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Lost amid the euphoria of the first relevant Sharks season in a good long while is the fact that this team is still a collection of kids figuring things out on the fly.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Color design is increasingly moving from trend-chasing choices to intentional restraint.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • You’re being called to lead, build and commit to a long-term vision, rather than just chasing the next spark of inspiration.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Stella Carlson was supposed to spend Saturday morning painting children’s faces at a church.
    Michael Williams, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
  • There’s something about painting as a medium for me that lives outside of the limits of photography and film.
    Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Feathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feathering. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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