coating

/ˈkoʊtɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of coat; covering something with a layer.
    • They spent the afternoon coating the wooden deck with waterproof sealant.
    • The machine is coating each pill with a sugary shell.
    • She is coating the chicken pieces in breadcrumbs before frying them.
noun
  1. A thin layer or covering applied to a surface.
    • The chocolate coating on the ice cream bar cracked when I bit into it.
    • A fresh coating of paint made the old fence look new again.
    • The non-stick coating on this frying pan is starting to wear off.
  2. A layer of something that naturally covers a surface.
    • A thin coating of frost covered the car windshield this morning.
    • Dust had formed a gray coating on the bookshelf.
    • The tongue's coating can sometimes indicate health problems.
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