Definition of "bearding" [bearding]

• Present participle of beard. (verb)

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• "CLIFFORD STREIT'S new play could very well make the term "bearding" a household word."
• "Forrester didn't like the idea of bearding the artisan in his workshop; it made him feel uncomfortable, and after a while he put his finger on the reason."
• "I felt somewhat flattered by this encouraging condescension, and I admit now that I did not feel particularly happy at the idea of bearding the thieving lion, with his hyena-like satellites, in his den."