Antonyms for tarring

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tahr

Phonetic Transcription : tɑr

Definition of tarring

Origin : in tar and feather, 1769. A mob action in U.S. in Revolutionary times and several decades thereafter. Originally it had been imposed by an ordinance of Richard I (1189) as punishment in the navy for theft. Among other applications over the years was its use in 1623 by a bishop on "a party of incontinent friars and nuns" [OED], but not until 1769 was the verbal phrase attested. Related: Tarred; tarring.

As in impugn : verb criticize, challenge
As in pave : verb cover with asphalt, concrete
As in profane : verb defile, desecrate
As in smear : verb rub on, spread over
As in soil : verb make dirty
As in stain : verb dirty, taint
As in sully : verb soil, stain
As in taint : verb dirty, contaminate; ruin
As in tarnish : verb dirty, corrupt
As in defile : verb corrupt, violate
As in dirty : verb cause to be soiled
As in discolor : verb fading, dirtying of hue

Example sentences :

Then I saw that instead of painting he was engaged in tarring the roof of the building.
Extract from : « The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon » by Jos Maria Gordon

There shall be no tarring and feathering of women by any man in my employ.
Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer

Various ways have been tried for preparing the yarns for tarring.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

The third process in rope-making, is the tarring of the yarn.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

If he had been complained of, the informer was in danger of tarring and feathering.
Extract from : « Stage-coach and Tavern Days » by Alice Morse Earle

The men left their tarring and caulking under the drying-stages.
Extract from : « The Harbor Master » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts

Hamilton had already turned to Tarring and he wheeled with a snap in his voice.
Extract from : « Destiny » by Charles Neville Buck

It's that mongrel chap on The Star who got a tarring from Binkus and his friends.
Extract from : « In the Days of Poor Richard » by Irving Bacheller

They made so many converts that some shortsighted people of Hiram thought to stop their work by tarring and feathering them.
Extract from : « Stories Of Ohio » by William Dean Howells

The window under the tower is in memory of Robert Southey whose daughter married a onetime vicar of Tarring.
Extract from : « Seaward Sussex » by Edric Holmes

Synonyms for tarring

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