What does papering mean?
Papering means present participle and gerund of paper.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of paper.
The papering of one side of the room had dropped down bodily, with fragments of plaster adhering to it, and almost blocked up the door.
Almost every window was broken; every wall was chipped; chunks had been knocked out of walls, and at intervals there was no wall. One house showed the different paperings of six rooms all completely exposed to the gaze.
Use papering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Papering means present participle and gerund of paper.
Common synonyms include paperhanging.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The papering of one side of the room had dropped down bodily, with fragments of plaster adhering to it, and almost blocked up the door.
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