bearding
present participle ofbeard
beard
verb[T]
literaryuk/bɪəd/us/bɪrd/toface,meet, ordealwith anunpleasantorfrighteningpersonin abraveordeterminedway:
With anervousswallowhe bearded the formidable-lookinglibrarianbehind thedesk.
Visiting
- attraction
- beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
- been
- call (in) onsomeone
- call by
- come round
- exchange
- happen along/by(somewhere)
- haunt
- homestay
- house-to-house
- look around(somewhere/something)
- pay
- pop
- stop
- stop by(somewhere)
- stop in
- stop offsomewhere
- stop over
- swing by/past(something)
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Debate & discussion
Dealing with things or people
Idiom
beard the lion (inhis/herden)
Examplesofbearding
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Houdans have small earlobes and wattles hidden by the crest and featherbearding.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However extensivebeardingcan lessen the brightness of the diamond.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Beebeardingrecords are calculated by weight, not number of bees, because of this variation across honey bee strains.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, the name beebeardingis still used.
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