Dolling - English meaning

Dolling – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Dress someone smartly and attractively.
Usage examples:
I got all dolled up for a party
Synonims:
Dress up Dress smartly Dress attractively Get up Do up Tog up Dress up to the nines Put on one's glad rags Tart up

verb
Place a barrier in front of (a jump or other part of the course that is to be omitted from a race).
Usage examples:
Staff incorrectly dolled off a fence at the meeting

noun
A small model of a human figure, typically one of a baby or girl, used as a child's toy.
Usage examples:
As well, both the dolls and the human models are masked.

noun
A temporary barrier on a racecourse or gallop.

phrasal verb
If a woman dolls herself up, she tries to make herself more attractive by putting on make-up and special clothes
Usage examples:
I'm not going to doll myself up just to go shopping.

Dolling translation into English

Dolling: translate from English into Chinese

玩偶, 装, 饰

Dolling: translate from English into Dutch

Dollen

Dolling: translate from English into French

Poupée

Dolling: translate from English into German

Puppen

Dolling: translate from English into Hindi

गुड़िया

Dolling: translate from English into Italian

Bambola

Dolling: translate from English into Korean

인형

Dolling: translate from English into Russian

Кукольный, Наряжать, Наряжаться

Dolling: translate from English into Spanish

Muñecas

Word origin

1940s: perhaps a variant of archaic dool ‘boundary marker’.

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Dolling – similar words

doll

noun
A small model of a human figure, typically one of a baby or girl, used as a child's toy.
Usage examples:
As well, both the dolls and the human models are masked.

verb
Dress someone smartly and attractively.
Usage examples:
I got all dolled up for a party

verb
Place a barrier in front of (a jump or other part of the course that is to be omitted from a race).
Usage examples:
Staff incorrectly dolled off a fence at the meeting

Doll - all meanings in English