- present participle of clothe.
clothing
Example Sentences
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The online retailer started as a family-run business in 2004, when Tatyana Kim, a former English teacher from the suburbs of Moscow, started a business reselling clothing from German mail-order catalogs while on maternity leave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The passengers’ extra clothing was wrapped in a mattress cover, and in the center of the group stood a few cans of beans and two sacks of flour — all their remaining possessions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
A free school uniform swap has been set up by two mums who want to help stop families from "forking out" on "expensive" clothing.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
He brought that flair, tailored clothing and a taste for provocation into public life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
I am wearing my lightest muslin dress and robe, but all clothing feels heavy in the summer heat.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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