What part of speech is leathering?

Leathering can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

• 1. leathering is a verb, gerund of leather (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

• Infinitive

  Present

  Simple Past

  Past Participle

  Gerund
• (to) leather 

  leather  / leathers 

  leathered 

  leathered 

  leathering 

• Infinitive: (to) leather 
• Present: leather  / leathers 
• Simple Past: leathered 
• Past Participle: (have) leathered 
• Gerund: leathering 

What does leathering mean?