Bedizening
//bɪˈdaɪzənɪŋ// noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 gerund of bedizen: an act of dressing or ornamenting someone or something, especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner. form-of, gerund
"The oratory closed, the dormitory became the scene of ablutions, arrayings and bedizenings curiously elaborate. To me it was, and ever must be an enigma, how they contrived to spend so much time in doing so little."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of bedizen form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The oratory closed, the dormitory became the scene of ablutions, arrayings and bedizenings curiously elaborate. To me it was, and ever must be an enigma, how they contrived to spend so much time in doing so little."
Etymology
From bedizen + -ing.
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