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  • present participle of dress.
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dressing

[dres-ing] / ˈdrɛs ɪŋ /
NOUN
a food mixture
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NOUN
the act of clothing
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NOUN
fertilizer
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Example Sentences

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Dressing up layoffs as visionary moves for the age of AI carries certain risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Chris Morocco’s Tahini-Ranch Dressing has not left my kitchen since I first tried it.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Dressing up in ridiculous costumes and playing curling competitions with Mum and Dad and your brother, Colin.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Dressing up as characters is a labor of love for him — he doesn’t do this as a business, he wrote, or even as a hobby.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Dressing in the dark, he had decided they were the easiest to slip on.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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