- present participle of oil.
oiling
Example Sentences
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I learned that oiling the blade prevents humidity from tarnishing the steel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
She did menial tasks like washing and oiling their hair and kept them close to her, emotionally and physically.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
If commoners' living standards slip—not relative to the elites, but relative to what they had before—they accept the overtures of the counter-elites and start oiling the axles of their tumbrels.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023
The final count for the spill will likely be closer to the lower figure, which correlates with the amount of oiling seen on the California shore.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
At one of these ends there was an enormous camera on wheels, and a whole army of Oompa-Loompas was clustering around it, oiling its joints and adjusting its knobs and polishing its great glass lens.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
