Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sizing
IPA transcription: [s'aɪzɪŋ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: size, sizing
    Meaning: any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric"
Usage examples
  • "Perhaps we've made a mistake in sizing you up, Roy, old fellow.
  • "Do you mean it?" asked the astonished Phelan, sizing up the thief as the highest example of aristocratic elegance he had ever seen in the flesh.