Collocations for "molding"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "molding" in context.
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mold
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [plastic, ceramic, silicone, metal] mold
- a [shaped, round, rectangular, hexagonal] mold
- [an ironsmith's, a blacksmith's, a jeweler's] mold
- a [candy, chocolate, baking, jelly] mold
- [extract, take, remove] the [candy] from the mold
- pour the [metal, mixture] into the mold
- [baked, blown, produced] in molds
- a mold for [making, creating, printing, manufacturing, casting]
- a mold for [dentures, cakes]
- break the mold (of)
- a [singer, striker, player] of the classic mold
- cast in the mold of a [villain, gangster, heartthrob]
- break the mold by [becoming, winning, applying]
- the [bread, sandwich] is covered in mold
- is already (completely) covered in mold
- there's mold all over the [bread]
- mold [iron, metal, plastics]
- mold the clay into
- mold the [layers, sculpture, material]
- mold into a [cone, ball, patty]
- molded into the [shape, form] of
- was molded from [iron]
- molded to [fit, shape]
- were [painstakingly, intricately, delicately] molded
- [attempt, try, plan] to mold (government) policies
'molding' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):