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papering

The correct spelling is papering.

How to pronounce papering

verb

Say it like: Pap-eri-ng

The correct spelling is papering. To apply paper to. For example: "to paper the hallway walls"

Usage Examples

to paper the hallway walls

After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up.

As the event has not sold well, we'll need to paper the house.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To apply paper to.
  2. 2.To document; to memorialize.
  3. 3.To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.
  4. 4.To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
  5. 5.To give public notice (typically by displaying posters) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority.

noun

  1. 1.Wallpaper.
  2. 2.A technique of boycotting a judge by the Public Defender's Office by filing a request for a different judge in every case assigned to this judge.

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