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# coating

noun (a coating, coatings); verb form of coat (coating)

«coating» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A coating is a thin layer of something that covers a surface (a coating of dust, a coating of chocolate). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#m1)
2. Coating is the -ing form of «coat»: covering something with a layer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#m2)

### In the lessons

In cooking, food gets a coating of breadcrumbs, flour or chocolate. In science and design, coatings protect metal from rust or make pans non-stick. In stories a light coating of snow or frost sets the scene. Phrases: a coating of, sugar coating, non-stick coating, protective coating.

### Examples

- There was a thin coating of snow on the cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x1)
- The biscuits have a chocolate coating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x2)
- Dust formed a coating on the old books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x3)
- The pan has a non-stick coating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x4)
- Paint is a coating that stops wood from rotting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x5)
- We are coating the chicken in breadcrumbs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x6)
- The pill has a sweet coating so it is easier to swallow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x7)
- Charney was about to crush it with his foot, when he saw that there was a kind of soft coating over the leaf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a coating, coatings, usually with «of» (a coating of ice). It is not a coat you wear. «Sugar-coat» something means to make bad news sound nicer than it is.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coating.html) on Mova free.