alligator

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

intransitive of paint or other coatings

(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.

Japanese Meaning

塗料やその他の被膜が、ワニの皮のような模様でひび割れること。

After decades without maintenance, the exterior paint began to alligator, revealing the bare wood beneath.

何十年も手入れをしないままで、外壁の塗装がワニの皮のような模様でひび割れ始め、下地の木肌が露出してきた。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.

Alligatoring is a result of the sun making the top surface of the asphalt brittle.

alligators

（ present singular third-person ）

alligatoring

（ participle present ）

alligatored

（ participle past ）

alligatored

（ past ）