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Meaning of "furring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FURRING

furring  [ˈfɜːrɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURRING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Furring is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FURRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

furring

Furring

In construction, furring are thin strips of wood or metal to level or raise surfaces of another material such as to prevent dampness. Furring refers to the process of installing the strips and to the strips themselves. "Firring" is a U.K. term for wood strips which are usually 50 mm wide, tapered and fixed above wood roof joists to provide drainage falls below roof boarding. Furring strips themselves are typically referred to as "battens" in the U.K.

Definition of furring in the English dictionary

The first definition of furring in the dictionary is the fixing of furring strips. Other definition of furring is furring strips collectively. Furring is also the formation of fur on the tongue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FURRING


burring
ˈbɜːrɪŋ
curmurring
kəˈmɜːrɪŋ
deferring
dɪˈfɜːrɪŋ
demurring
dɪˈmɜːrɪŋ
deterring
dɪˈtɜːrɪŋ
erring
ˈɜːrɪŋ
firring
ˈfɜːrɪŋ
inferring
ɪnˈfɜːrɪŋ
nonrecurring
ˌnɒnrɪˈkɜːrɪŋ
occurring
əˈkɜːrɪŋ
purring
ˈpɜːrɪŋ
recurring
rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ
referring
rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ
reoccurring
ˌriːəˈkɜːrɪŋ
shirring
ˈʃɜːrɪŋ
slurring
ˈslɜːrɪŋ
soul-stirring
ˈsəʊlˌstɜːrɪŋ
stirring
ˈstɜːrɪŋ
unerring
ʌnˈɜːrɪŋ
whirring
ˈwɜːrɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURRING

furphy
furr
furred
furrier
furrieries
furriery
furriest
furrily
furriner
furriness
furring strip
furrow
furrow-like
furrower
furrowless
furrowy
furry
furry dice
furry friend
furshlugginer

WORDS THAT END LIKE FURRING

barring
blurring
bring
charring
co-starring
concurring
conferring
earring
herring
incurring
interring
jarring
marring
preferring
red herring
scarring
sparring
spurring
starring
transferring
warring

Synonyms and antonyms of furring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «furring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURRING

Find out the translation of furring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of furring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «furring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水垢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

furring
570 millions of speakers

English

furring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धज्जी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обрешетка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furring
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

furring
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourrure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Furring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kalkablagerungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

毛皮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퍼링
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Furring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

da thú
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

furring
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फर्शिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furring
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Osadzający się kamień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обрешетка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șipcă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γούναν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

furring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

furring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

furring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURRING»

The term «furring» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FURRING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about furring

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURRING»

Discover the use of furring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to furring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
rywalling a masonry wall Drywall can't be nailed directly to masonry walls, so boards known as furring strips are used to provide nailing surfaces and to straighten out any unevenness on the wall surface. If the walls you are covering are in the ...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009
2
Residential Construction Academy: Carpentry
Spacing of metal furring channels should not exceed 24 inches OC. Courtesy of U.S. Gypsum Corporation. FIGURE 10-45 Method of splicing furring channels. 24 " MAX PERPENDICULAR APPLICATION FURRING CHANNELS 24" MAX ...
Floyd Vogt, 2011
3
Remodeling a Basement: Expert Advice from Start to Finish
The wide wooden cap on a half-wall serves as a shelf for books or display, or as the bottom shelf of a shelf wall. Instead of full framing, you can attach I X2 or 2X2 furring strips to the exterior wall and then drywall onto the strips. I don't do this ...
Roger German, 2004
4
Carpentry and Building Construction: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
SPACE BLOCK NAILED TO FURRING CHALK LINE 2. TO CHECK FOR STRAIGHTNESS RUN A CHALK LINE BETWEEN THE SPACE BLOCKS. MOVE A SPACE BLOCK ALONG THE FURRING TO CHECK THEWIDTHOF THE SPACE.
William Spence, 1999
5
The Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes: Using ...
This chapter does not discuss gypsum board panels attached to metal furring members imbedded in plastic insulation, solid and semisolid gypsum board partitions, custom-fabricated anchors for attaching gypsum board to metal decking and ...
ARCOM, The American Institute of Architects, Elena M. S. Garrison, 2003
6
Popular Mechanics
3 Compensate for an irregular ceiling by driving cedar-shingle shims behind the furring. Check the furring for flatness with a long straightedge or taut string. looks, to suit virtually everyone's taste. Various sizes and styles of cornice moldings ...
7
Carpentry
WALL ANGLE INTEGRAL SPLICE CROSS FURRING CHANNEL Figure 39—15 Metal channels are also used in suspended ceiling applications. A 1-inch clearance between ends of furring and walls is typically done. Several methods of ...
Floyd Vogt, 2013
8
Structural & Construction Conf
Table 6. Number of processes in each category (UB installation). Oper. Trans. Delay Inspc. Total No. ofprocc. 20 3 1 4 28 Percent (%) 71.4 10.7 3.6 14.3 100.0 Table 7. Numbers of processes in each category (installing furring channel frame ).
Franco Bontempi, 2003
9
Popular Mechanics
INSTALLATION of lightweight metal furring strips is much easier than nailing ordinary wood furring TONGUE-AND-GROOVE joint between tiles conceals the flange of metal Z-strip from which ceiling is hung DO YOUR remodeling plans include ...
10
Commercial Metal Stud Framing
DWC (drywall channel), often called hat channel or hat track, is the most common of the furring materials. It's also used to frame in ceilings. The hat channel is available in two thicknesses: 7/8 inch, which is what you'll use in most situations,  ...
Ray Clark, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term furring is used in the context of the following news items.
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New research allows doctors to image dangerous 'hardening' of the …
“Hardening, or 'furring', of the arteries can lead to very serious disease, but it's not clear why the plaques are stable in some people but ... «HealthCanal.com, Jul 15»
2
Mate raised alarm after spotting painter's body through his letterbox
... which he believed were caused shortly before his death, with internal injuries including slight furring of the arteries and pancreatic scarring. «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Ludwig: Paint won't help keep Cape Cod cool
I would then install furring strips at the edges of each rafter and butting up against the roof sheathing. On top of the furring strips, you have a ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
How easy it is to get steroids in South Africa
They also reduce the production of cholesterol, leading to the furring of the blood vessels as well as coronary heart disease, increasing the ... «Health24, Jul 15»
5
Brownsville museum a hidden gem
We even replaced the furring strips. Then we started to pick up display cases. Some came from the Brownsville schools and some were ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
6
Common jab could hold key to finding cure for Type 1 diabetes
Diabetes can lead to a number of serious long-term health problems like blindness, heart and kidney disease and stroke and the furring and ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
New low cholesterol drug may be available by end of year
LDL cholesterol causes “furring” of the arteries that supply blood to the heart and the brain, which puts those affected at greater risk of heart ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
8
Fat can fight heart disease, new research shows
The research revealed that during oxidative stress, a process that leads to the furring of the arteries known as atherosclerosis, the fat ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
9
Medical Matters: Mapping the causes of American deaths yields …
In Nevada, he noted, atherosclerosis (furring of the arteries) and legal intervention (which is a death in the context of a crime scene and could ... «Irish Times, May 15»
10
The folly of food fads
One reason is surely because the model of solid fat furring up arteries is so easy to grasp. But the other reason was our gullibility to bad science ... «The Province, May 15»

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