coating

noun

coat·​ing ˈkō-tiŋ 

1

: cloth for coats

2

: coat, covering

Examples of coating in a Sentence

The fabric has a coating that prevents liquids from soaking through.

A light coating of snow had fallen.

There was a coating of ice on the pond.

Recent Examples on the Web

Dust a clean surface with a light coating of flour, then roll out pizza dough into a big rectangle. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2025

There is also a trim stabilizer designed to reduce the ship’s roll sensation by up to 77% by monitoring stability levels and adjusting its balance accordingly as well as a lower friction hull coating to reduce drag and improve efficiency. —Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025

Bamboo bath mats that have an extra coating to repel water, while not totally water-resistant, will dry faster than bamboo bath mats that do not. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025

Your dingy, plain-vanilla concrete drive can be transformed to a stunning art piece by installing a thin cement stucco coating. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coating

• bloating
• boating
• doting
• floating
• gloating
• noting
• quoting
• toting
• voting
• creosoting
• denoting
• devoting

Kids Definition

coating

noun

coat·​ing ˈkōt-iŋ 

: coat entry 1 sense 3, covering

a coating of ice on the pond