detailing

[ dee-tey-ling ]

noun

1. the process of thoroughly cleaning the interior and exterior of a vehicle and doing minor repairs to improve its appearance:

   auto detailing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of detailing¹

First recorded in 1970–75; detail ( def 13 ) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The House Ethics Committee was set to release a report detailing the findings of an investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use on Friday, but President-elect Donald Trump's selection of the Florida Republican to be attorney general abruptly deprived the panel of its jurisdiction.

From Salon

It’s the morning after the Dodgers won the World Series, and Schur — a baseball enthusiast with undying loyalty to the Boston Red Sox — is detailing the team’s extraordinary comeback in the fifth inning of Game 5 against the New York Yankees as a curious Ted Danson listens intently.

From Los Angeles Times

Then I bought some pins that I used as detailing on the chairs, and these press credentials for photography, which are on one side of the chair.

From Los Angeles Times

A report detailing his "horrific" beatings of teenaged boys was presented to some Church leaders in 1982.

From BBC

Moore, 62, wrote with candor about her own struggles with body image in her 2019 memoir “Inside Out,” detailing the demands she put on herself, though they were often mandated by filmmakers, to project a certain physical ideal.

From Los Angeles Times

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