feathering

Definition of featheringnext
present participle of feather

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feathering
Verb
  • Some families are pulling back on travel as gas and groceries get more expensive worldwide.
    Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
  • Down 3-0, the notion of the Padres pulling this one out seemed outdated.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • An easy 10-minute swim will have you on the fringing reef, with slivers of multi-coloured fish, gliding turtles and epic coral formations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, for-profit barber, cosmetology and hair braiding trade schools now come with tuition that can exceed $17,000.
    Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Among the many techniques out there, feed-in braids stand out for their seamless, natural-looking finish, achieved by gradually incorporating braiding hair into your own strands.
    Larry Stansbury, InStyle, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • The touchscreen allows for easy controls and lets users visually preview the design before embroidering starts.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
  • Has Alec been embroidering the truth?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • There really was broccoli hanging from the dugout fence for Mississippi State during their first-ever appearance at the Women’s College World Series on Friday.
    Molly Keshin, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Global spending on agentic AI is growing exponentially, and the low-hanging use cases are largely harvested by now.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The very behaviors that created their success—stepping up, taking on more, figuring it out—are the same ones that eventually lead to overwhelm.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The eternally optimistic Canales still seems bullish on Legette figuring things out, but a disappointing start to the season could land him on the trading block by October.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • With too much demand chasing too little supply, average home prices increased by more than 50 percent from December 2020 to December 2025, more than twice as much as wages increased over the same period.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • So, for borrowers chasing a sub-6% rate, comparison shopping may be the simplest place to start.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • My mother sighed remembering, a faint smile painting her lips.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • And fortunately, Erik Bork, the director of that film, really wanted to check his own biases and echo chambers and invited us and others to help advise him on the script and to ensure that the script itself is not painting a caricature of the characters.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
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“Feathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feathering. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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