Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papering over

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
pa-per-ing over
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of paper over

noun

The superficial disguising of a defect

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does papering over mean?
present participle and gerund of paper over

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