flatting

== English == === Etymology === From flat +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflætɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ætɪŋ === Noun === flatting (usually uncountable, plural flattings) (New Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat. (countable) A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint. The process of applying a coating of flatting paint. (countable) A flat part of something, a flattening. The process of becoming flat. The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something. flatting-mill (countable) An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended. A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size. The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === flatting present participle and gerund of flat