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silvering

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The silver used in this kind of coating.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of silver

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: посребряване (posrebrjavane) — the process of coating a surface with silver
  • Carpathian Rusyn: стрібе́рненя (stribérnenja) — the process of coating a surface with silver
  • Catalan: argentat — the process of coating a surface with silver
  • Irish: airgeadú — the process of coating a surface with silver
  • Kazakh: күмістеу (kümısteu) — the process of coating a surface with silver
  • Portuguese: prateação — the process of coating a surface with silver
  • Russian: серебре́ние (serebrénije) — the process of coating a surface with silver
  • Spanish: plateado — the process of coating a surface with silver