molding

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of mold

Noun

1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
3. A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.
4. A planing machine for making moldings.
5. A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
6. A mill for shaping timber.
7. A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

Synonyms

moulding

moulding

modeling

modelling

casting

mold

mould

modeling

modelling

forming

border

growing mouldy

shaping

cast

edging

clay sculpture

formation

growing moldy

sculpting

model

modulation

ornament

replication

shape

shelf

slate

stave

ticket

🎫

trim

furring strip

taking form

all-core molding

baseboard

line angle

mold making

batten

build

cleat

configuration

conformation

coping

cornice

decoration

die

💀

eaves

formative

frame

lag

lath

ledge

list

listing

matrix

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: moldyng

In summary

From Middle English moldyng; equivalent to mold + -ing.