dishing

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/ˈdɪʃɪŋ/

adjective

Shaped like a dish; concave.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dish
adjectivedishing (comparative more dishing, superlative most dishing)

comparative more dishing · superlative most dishing

  1. Shaped like a dish; concave.
noundishing (plural dishings)

plural dishings

  1. A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
  2. figurativelysometimesThe act of placing in a dish, as when presenting food to be served.

    The new musical coatings given to these old forms and fiavourings have ever been the curse of musical progress in this country, and it is high time that such “dishings-up” were turned away from, once and for ever, by the music-loving public.

    1887, The National Review, volume 9, page 209

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dishing

fishingphishinggorge fishingquishing
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Anagrams

shindigShiding
Cite this entry
APA

dishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishing

MLA

“dishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishing.

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