American English pronunciation
How to pronounce surfacing
IPA transcription: ['sɚfəsɪŋ]
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Noun
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emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
Verb
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appear or become visible; make a showing
“She turned up at the funeral”
“I hope the list key is going to surface again”
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come to the surface
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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.