Meaning & use
flouring
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“flouring” is a form of “flour”.
Meaning
verbtransitive
covering or mixing food with a thin layer of flour before cooking or baking.
Grammar: Takes an object: flour the board, flour the fish.
Patterns
- flour something
- flour something with something
She is flouring the chicken before frying it.
Flouring the work surface stops the dough from sticking.
He was flouring the baking tin when the phone rang.
Word forms
| base form | flour |
|---|---|
| third person singular | flours |
| past tense | floured |
| past participle | floured |
| -ing form | flouring |
Common combinations
- flouring the board
- Flouring the board first makes rolling pastry much easier.
- flouring the fish
- Flouring the fish gives it a crisp skin.
- lightly flouring
- Lightly flouring the tin prevents sticking.
Synonyms and how they differ
- dusting
- Use dusting for a very light sprinkle of flour or sugar; flouring is usually a fuller coating.
Word family
- flour noun
- the powder made from grain that is used in baking.
- floury adjective
- covered with flour or tasting like flour.
Commonly confused: flouring or flowering?
flouring vs flowering
Flouring is about putting flour on food; flowering means producing flowers.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'flouring' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Flouring' means putting flour on something, so 'flouring the counter' fits. 'Flowering' is for plants (option A); option C has the wrong verb form after 'he'; option D is not a real use.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “flouring”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.