cobwebbing
cobwebbing Lexical Profile
cobwebbing Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A fine, tangled network of threads, cracks, or lines resembling a spider's web, especially as a defect in sprayed paint or lacquer when the solvent evaporates too quickly.
"Adding a retarder solvent to the lacquer mixture helped prevent cobwebbing during the spraying process."
In informal usage, the act of clearing out emotional baggage, mementos, and lingering reminders of past relationships in order to make a fresh start in dating.
"After her breakup, she spent the weekend cobwebbing by deleting old photos and donating gifts from her ex."
• verb
To cover, festoon, or become covered with cobwebs or a fine, web-like network of lines or filaments (present participle of cobweb).
"Frost was cobwebbing the windowpanes on the cold January morning."