What does dotting mean?
Dotting means present participle and gerund of dot.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of dot.
There was little to be done about the stubborn dottings of mold on the basement wall (she blamed the aluminum siding, after all these years, which kept the house from breathing) or in a patch on the blue bathroom lino behind the toilet.
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Dotting means present participle and gerund of dot.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There was little to be done about the stubborn dottings of mold on the basement wall (she blamed the aluminum siding, after all these years, which kept the house from breathing) or in a patch on the blue bathroom lino behind the toilet.
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