How do you use Papering in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like application or coating, plus the exact meaning.
Papering meaning
present participle and gerund of paper
Synonyms of Papering
Using Papering
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of paper
- Useful related words include: paperhanging, application, coating, covering.
- In the example corpus, papering often appears in combinations such as: papering over.
Context around Papering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Papering
- In this selection, "papering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, toilet, politician, thursday, trees and firm stand out and add context to how "papering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and by papering the bathroom and had been papering over the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "papering" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with papering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Edward Burke’s offices on Thursday, papering over doors and windows to keep out prying eyes. (16 words)
I started to teach myself a bit of DIY and began painting and papering my way around the house. (19 words)
The papering firm Show Film First offers members who sign up free tickets to a number of shows and gigs. (20 words)
And the Democratic Party, which nominated Joe Biden because he represents a papering-over of the vast chasms emerging between the pro-Hamas, pro-socialism wing of their party and the more sane, tax-and-regulate left, is stuck in-between. (41 words)
She then chided them for not asking about “this beautiful ceremony” and got back on her bus, ever the politician papering over the consequences of her actions with delicate words and charming displays. (33 words)
A free spirit, she expressed her exuberance by painting a stairway lipstick red according to her daughter, and by papering the bathroom with the comic pages to encourage young Joyce to read. (32 words)
Example sentences (8)
I started to teach myself a bit of DIY and began painting and papering my way around the house.
The night before Halloween, known as Mischief Night in New Jersey, is marked by small pranks like toilet-papering trees or egging houses.
A free spirit, she expressed her exuberance by painting a stairway lipstick red according to her daughter, and by papering the bathroom with the comic pages to encourage young Joyce to read.
And the Democratic Party, which nominated Joe Biden because he represents a papering-over of the vast chasms emerging between the pro-Hamas, pro-socialism wing of their party and the more sane, tax-and-regulate left, is stuck in-between.
Maybe Dalglish, maybe the stature of the man, had been papering over the cracks at Liverpool for a while by then, but it took the club a long time to recover.
She then chided them for not asking about “this beautiful ceremony” and got back on her bus, ever the politician papering over the consequences of her actions with delicate words and charming displays.
The papering firm Show Film First offers members who sign up free tickets to a number of shows and gigs.
Edward Burke’s offices on Thursday, papering over doors and windows to keep out prying eyes.
Common combinations with papering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: