Meaning & use
gloving
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“gloving” is a form of “glove”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
noununcountabletechnical
The act or routine of putting protective gloves on your hands, especially before handling patients, food or chemicals.
Grammar: Not used with an or a plural: proper gloving takes a few seconds.
Patterns
- gloving and gowning
- correct gloving technique
The nurse reminded the students that careful gloving comes right after hand washing.
Poor gloving technique can tear the material and let germs through.
In the training video, gloving was shown step by step.
noununcountableinformal
A style of dance and light show in which a performer wears gloves with small coloured lights and moves the hands in patterns, often to electronic music.
Grammar: Names the art form as a whole: she learned gloving online.
Patterns
- gloving show
- learn gloving
Gloving became popular at electronic music festivals, where dancers trade light shows.
She spent the summer practicing gloving in her bedroom with the lights off.
The crowd cheered when his gloving routine started in time with the bass.
Common combinations
- proper gloving
- Proper gloving protects both the patient and the nurse.
- gloving technique
- The instructor corrected my gloving technique before the lab began.
- gloving routine
- His gloving routine lasted three minutes and used six colours.
- learn gloving
- Many beginners learn gloving from video tutorials.
- gloving and gowning
- Gloving and gowning are required before entering the clean room.
Synonyms and how they differ
- donning
- Donning means putting on any clothing or equipment and is more formal, whereas gloving refers only to gloves.
- light show
- A light show is the broader performance category and need not involve gloves or hand movements at all.
- hand dancing
- Hand dancing describes the movement style in general, while gloving stresses the lit-up gloves.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: gloving or gluing?
gloving vs gluing
Gluing is sticking things together with glue. It sounds a little like gloving but has no link to gloves.
Practice
Before touching the sterile tray, the technician finished her ____ and checked that the gloves had no tears.
Choose one answer.
Gloving is the act of putting gloves on. Gluing and glazing are different activities, and gowning refers to putting on a gown.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “gloving”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.