plating

[pley-ting] / ˈpleɪ tɪŋ /

VERB

coat with metallic material

Synonyms

STRONG

anodize bronze chrome cover electroplate enamel encrust face flake foil gild laminate layer nickel overlay platinize scale silver stratify

Example Sentences

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Max Muncy supplied their lone early RBIs, plating one run on a fourth-inning double and another on a sixth-inning groundout.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

Instead of plating a large piece of chicken with sweet potatoes and rice on the side, transform those same ingredients into a sweet potato risotto with chicken.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

But civilians here have no armour plating to shield them, and many Lebanese no longer have a roof over their heads.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

Her style, which she described as “clear painting,” looks backward to mannerism and forward to futurism and has a high-gloss sheen to it, like the chrome plating of a motorcar.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

She has droopy eyes and gold plating on her front teeth.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas