Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In leather manufacturing, the process of shaving or scraping the loose flesh from hides or skins.
- noun The distribution or the condition of the flesh of an animal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
flesh .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word fleshing.
Examples
-
Judge also gets no assist in fleshing out supporting characters from Beth Grant (the annoying P.E. teacher from “Donnie Darko”) and T.J. Miller (the annoying cameraman Hud from “Cloverfield”), who make their annoying factory workers embarrassingly one note.
Mike Judge tries to “Extract” more workplace comedy » Scene-Stealers 2009
-
For Kirby, especially when did his own writing, the characters were simply another facet of the tale and he was less interested in fleshing out their particular character traits as he was with using these people to carry forward the overall story.
21 « August « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
-
For Kirby, especially when did his own writing, the characters were simply another facet of the tale and he was less interested in fleshing out their particular character traits as he was with using these people to carry forward the overall story.
-
I was fascinated by Finn gruesome though it is and I think that the author did a remarkable job in fleshing out Pap's character ... horrible a man as he was, he seemed real to me.
Finn (copy) ____Maggie 2007
-
Begin fleshing out an answer to this question about front-loading.
A Laundry List 2007
-
The story focuses on the campaign for re-election but spends much time in fleshing out the main characters.
-
The author does a superb job in fleshing out the characters of the book.
-
The author has done an exhausting job in fleshing out the details about the world and its origins; perhaps too much.
-
Fortunately, the noted changes are all in fleshing out.
Wow, Productivity reudaly 2002
-
When Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings, he was interested in fleshing out the fictional world he’d created by telling an epic story in it.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.