Embroider - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪmˈbrɔɪdər|  American pronunciation of the word embroider
Brit.  |ɪmˈbrɔɪdə|  British pronunciation of the word embroider

verb

- decorate with needlework
- add details to (syn: aggrandize, blow up, dramatize, embellish, lard, pad)

Extra examples

She embroidered tiny flowers on the baby's scarf.

He is known to embroider the truth about his service in the army.

She embroidered a towel for me.

The history has been extravagantly embroidered.

The dress was embroidered with flowers.

A colourful design was embroidered on the sleeve of the shirt.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: embroider
he/she/it: embroiders
present participle: embroidering
past tense: embroidered
past participle: embroidered
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