sheathing

Meaning of sheathing

verb
  1. To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
  2. To encase (something) with a protective covering.
  3. Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
  4. To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
  5. To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
  6. To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
  7. To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).
noun
  1. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
    When the sheathing was on it suddenly looked like a real house: you could see where the outer walls would be even if they still needed the siding and trim added.

Information about sheathing

  • The plural form of sheathing is: sheathings.
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Hyphenation of sheathing

sheath-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • sheathing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

sheathing synonyms

Meaning overlay:

overlay, overlayer

sheathing antonyms

Meaning :

unsheathe

Words that rhyme with sheathing

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