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Rightly or wrongly, the Victorian considered that there were certain subjects which were not meet for inter-sexual discussion, just as they held that certain processes of the feminine toilet, like the powdering of the nose and the application of lipstick to the mouth, were (if done at all) better done in private.
E. F. Benson

Meaning of "powdering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POWDERING

powdering  [ˈpaʊdərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POWDERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Powdering 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 POWDERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of powdering in the English dictionary

The definition of powdering in the dictionary is a thin sprinkling of sth on a surface.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POWDERING


bewildering
bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ
blundering
ˈblʌndərɪŋ
bouldering
ˈbəʊldərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
doddering
ˈdɒdərɪŋ
gerrymandering
ˌdʒɛrɪˈmændərɪŋ
hindering
ˈhɪndərɪŋ
laundering
ˈlɔːndərɪŋ
meandering
mɪˈændərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
philandering
fɪˈlændərɪŋ
rendering
ˈrɛndərɪŋ
shuddering
ˈʃʌdərɪŋ
smoldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
smouldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
tendering
ˈtɛndərɪŋ
thundering
ˈθʌndərɪŋ
wandering
ˈwɒndərɪŋ
well-ordering
ˌwɛlˈɔːdərɪŋ
wondering
ˈwʌndərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POWDERING

powder blusher
powder burn
powder compact
powder flask
powder horn
powder keg
powder magazine
powder metallurgy
powder monkey
powder puff
powder room
powder snow
powdered
powdered milk
powdered sugar
powderer
powderless
powderlike
powdery
powdery mildew

WORDS THAT END LIKE POWDERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flattering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
pioneering
recovering
steering
suffering
watering

Synonyms and antonyms of powdering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POWDERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «powdering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of powdering

Translation of «powdering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POWDERING

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pulverización
570 millions of speakers

English

powdering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

powdering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

присыпка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

powdering
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিষিয়া মিহি গুঁড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poudrage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serbuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pudern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パウダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파우더
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bubuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

powdering
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பவுடர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पावडरिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toz haline getirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polverizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proszkowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

присипка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pulverizarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κονιορτοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

powdering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pulverisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

powdering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of powdering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POWDERING»

The term «powdering» is regularly used and occupies the 69.589 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about powdering

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QUOTES WITH «POWDERING»

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E. F. Benson
Rightly or wrongly, the Victorian considered that there were certain subjects which were not meet for inter-sexual discussion, just as they held that certain processes of the feminine toilet, like the powdering of the nose and the application of lipstick to the mouth, were (if done at all) better done in private.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWDERING»

Discover the use of powdering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to powdering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Powdering: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations Powdering ndash; DustA dirty book is rarely dusty.ndash;AnonymousDusty bibles lead to dirty lives.ndash;AnonymousWomen have no wilderness in them. They are provident instead content in the tight hot cell of their hearts.
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The Encyclopedia of Vitamin E
Powdering agents such as colloidal calcium silicate, sodium silico-aluminate, finely divided alumina, colloidal silica and colloidal titania are added to facilitate extraction of tocopherols from the calcium soap mass after saponification (Brown  ...
Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, 2007
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EPD Congress 2012
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur Keywords: Galvannealing, Powdering, Formability Abstract Globally, the use of metallic coated steel sheets in the automobile industry is increasing. The sheet should have excellent formability, ...
Lifeng Zhang, Joseph A. Pomykala, Arjan Ciftja, 2012
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User-Innovation: Barriers to Democratization and IP Licensing
The overall user-modification rate therefore dropped to around 6.6%. Additionally , as we had also asked for thirdparty modifications we included 3 users who merely used a third-party, non-manufacturer authorized powdering device. This can ...
Viktor Braun, Cornelius Herstatt, 2009
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Forensic Intelligence
Dealing with Footwear Marks Found Whilst Powdering for Latent Prints Important notes about powdering footwear marks include the following: Powdering is not the preferred method for dealing with footwear marks. Brush powdering works ...
Robert Milne, 2012
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Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
Powdering. and. Lifting. Latent. Impressions. The sole purpose in "developing" a latent impression is to make it visible so that it may be preserved and compared. Various powders and chemicals are used for this purpose. When a latent print ...
Diane Publishing Company, 1993
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Microstructure and Texture in Steels: and Other Materials
The powdering test results corroborate the above findings pretty well. As expected, the sample IFGA (600) (with the least GA power) shows the minimum weight loss, while the sample IFGA (1200) (with the highest GA power) shows the  ...
Arunansu Haldar, Satyam Suwas, Debashish Bhattacharjee, 2009
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Chemical Vapor Deposition: Proceedings of the Fourteenth ...
For these different reasons, the powdering phenomenon in the case of LPCVD silane pyrolysis has been extensively studied, (1-2), as well experimentally as theoretically, by modeling. The main results brought by this work have allowed to  ...
Mark Donald Allendorf, Claude Bernard, 1997
9
Turmeric: Processing and Powdering
Study conducted at Sangli, Maharashtra State, India.
Y. V. Jugale, 2011
10
Creative Clowning
After each application of a color, you will need to "set" it by powdering the fresh makeup lightly with baby powder. There are several different methods of applying powder to the face. If you use the cotton sock, filled with the powder, shake or hit  ...
Bruce Fife, Tony Blanco, Steve Kissell, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWDERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term powdering is used in the context of the following news items.
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A little drama and splash of color are called for in a powder room
While we no longer wear wigs that require constant powdering, the convenience and utility of the small room remains. Our modern challenge is ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
Jesinta Campbell, Lisa Wilkinson and Julie Bishop attend Women of …
Lisa, 55, showed off her fabulous figure in a tight floral patterned dress, keeping her makeup look fresh with only a powdering of foundation and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Bar review: Ostro, Auckland CBD
The toilets are very chic, dark wooden cubicles with ideal lighting for powdering noses, and lemongrass and ginger Ecoya handwash for a fresh ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Owner of Stable Pub files judicial protest against Daphne Caruana …
He also took exception with the phrase “powdering your nose means something else altogether and that you should never go to the loo in this ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
Curtis Stone with wife Lindsay Price as they attend LA premiere of …
She paired the bohemian attire with a pair of charcoal ankle boots and kept her makeup look simple with a powdering of bronze highlighters to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Whatcom lawmakers had wins, losses in record session
... give Lynden credit on its water right for water that goes back into the Nooksack River from the Darigold factory's process for powdering milk. «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
7
Powder rooms, pretty and petite
While we no longer wear wigs that require constant powdering, the convenience and utility of the small room remains. Our modern challenge is ... «Burlington County Times, Jul 15»
8
Solar vegetable dryer pays rich dividends
He plans to establish another solar dryer and a vegetable powdering machine to expand operations. More In: Tamil Nadu | National ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Shahi Bhindi Recipe
in a dry processor, powder 14 to 15 cashews finely. in the event that some fat discharges while powdering the cashews, its okay. keep aside. «HungryForever, Jul 15»
10
Playful twist on the party popcorn theme
But we're sure there are millions of kids who would consider powdering popcorn with blue Jell-O and adding gummy fish an act of sheer genius ... «The Times Herald, Jul 15»

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