# molding

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,743

## Definitions
1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
3. A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.
4. A planing machine for making moldings.
5. A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
6. A mill for shaping timber.
7. A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

## Etymology
From Middle English moldyng; equivalent to mold + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **moving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-moving)
- **mowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-mowing)
- **Molina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-molina)
- **moline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-moline)
- **morning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-morning)
- **mooring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-mooring)
- **mopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-mopping)
- **mulling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-mulling)
- **moulding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molding-vs-moulding)
- **melting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melting-vs-molding)
- **mocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mocking-vs-molding)
- **moaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-molding)
- **milling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milling-vs-molding)
- **milking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milking-vs-molding)
- **minding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minding-vs-molding)
- **mending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mending-vs-molding)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mloding`, `mmolding`, `modling`, `moldding`, `moldign`, `moldingg`, `moldinng`, `moldnig`, `molidng`, `mollding`, `omlding`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/molding