antiquing

[ an-tee-king ]

noun

1. the practice of shopping for or collecting antiques:

   This weekend’s antiquing yielded a farmhouse dining table perfect for the community center.

2. the use of painting and distressing techniques to give furniture, home decor, etc., the appearance and aesthetic of a much older object.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiquing¹

First recorded in 1720–30 antiquing fordef 1, 1780–90 antiquing fordef 2; antique ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

As orders in furniture stores backordered and stock wasn’t available, homeowners went antiquing.

From Seattle Times

“We love to go to estate sales and antiquing together — it’s hard sometimes because we all like the same things!”

From Seattle Times

“We are going antiquing, and they are on a little farm and we will take walks through the woods and cook some dinners,” she said.

From Seattle Times

“We just drove to different towns and went antiquing. For us that was great, but we talked about it upfront: Is that OK, are you hoping to climb some mountain? No? Good.”

From Los Angeles Times

He spoke with original “Top Gun” cinematographer Jeffrey L. Kimball about the challenges they’d faced on their production, and added a slight overall film grain “to give it a little bit of antiquing.”

From Los Angeles Times