American English pronunciation

How to pronounce surfacing

IPA transcription: ['sɚfəsɪŋ]

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Noun

  • emerging to the surface and becoming apparent

Verb

  • appear or become visible; make a showing

    “She turned up at the funeral”

    “I hope the list key is going to surface again”

  • come to the surface

  • put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

    “coat the cake with chocolate”

Usage examples

  • Damage to the plate can only be corrected by resurfacing.
  • It was further hampered by insufficient supply of corals for surfacing the runway.
  • Later, after surfacing, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing.
  • Partial resurfacing work is ongoing.
  • He then swam to the surface, "Porpoise" surfacing soon thereafter.
  • Immediately after surfacing from their winter resting place, Hermann's tortoises commence courtship and mating.
  • I've been surfacing this a good while.