Lampshading

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of decorating lampshades. uncountable

    "Finally she took a job decorating lampshades. Lampshading, as she called it, left her drained and without impetus or inspiration to draw, which always made her unhappy."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of lampshade form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Finally she took a job decorating lampshades. Lampshading, as she called it, left her drained and without impetus or inspiration to draw, which always made her unhappy."

Etymology

From lampshade + -ing.

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