tarring

UK
/ˈtɑː.rɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɑr.ɪŋ/

Translations

tarringnoun
tarrings
pl
The tarring of the ship's hull was necessary to prevent water damage.
Смоление корпуса корабля было необходимо для предотвращения повреждения водой.
Additional translations
покрытие смолой
tarringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈtɑː.rɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɑːr.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to modify nouns, denoting something that applies or is covered with tar.
tarverb

tarring

Gerund

tarred
Past Simple
tarred
Past Participle
tarring
Gerund
UK
/tɑː/
US
/tɑr/
They used to tar the wooden ships to make them waterproof.
Раньше они смолили деревянные корабли, чтобы сделать их водонепроницаемыми.
Additional translations
покрывать дегтем

Definitions

tarringnoun
The act or process of applying tar to a surface.
The tarring of the road was completed just before the rainy season began.
A method of punishment or public humiliation involving the application of tar and feathers to a person.
In colonial times, tarring was sometimes used as a form of vigilante justice.
tarringgerund / present participle
Applying or covered with tar; engaged in the process of spreading tar.
The tarring crew worked through the night to seal the roof.
tarverb
To cover or coat with tar.
The workers tarred the road to make it more durable.
To defame or stigmatize someone by associating them with a negative characteristic or action.
The politician was unfairly tarred by the scandal, even though he was not involved.