"sugaring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sugarings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sugaring (countable and uncountable, plural sugarings)
  1. An act of applying sugar to something. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sugaring-en-noun-KCUNqmKW
  2. The making or processing of sugar. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sugaring-en-noun-EDM57DDQ
  3. (informal, uncountable) The practice of being a sugar baby, receiving money or gifts from an older person in exchange for a romantic relationship. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sugaring-en-noun-e6xy~ZQI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 9 46 37 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 6 63 17 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 53 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 57 30 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 7 51 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 7 58 19 9
  4. (cosmetics) A procedure similar to waxing, in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of a sugar-based paste. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Persian waxing
    Sense id: en-sugaring-en-noun-en:cosmetic_procedure Categories (other): Cosmetics, Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 0 0 44 56 0 Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maple sugaring, sugaring moon

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sugaring
  1. present participle and gerund of sugar Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sugar Translations (cosmetic procedure): depilacja pastą cukrową [feminine] (Polish), шу́гаринг (šúgaring) [masculine] (Russian), шуга́ринг (šugáring) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sugaring-en-verb-Op2oKG6U

Inflected forms

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