detailing noun4 •A careful and thorough cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc. •An ornamentation or decoration on something that has been constructed.Provided are matching satin ribbon detailings, topped with an embroidered floral bouquet in delicate contrasting shades. — 1979 •A thorough description or explanation.Less successful are the flotsam-y parts of the book — the arbitrary releases about Ebbesmeyer’s career struggles or the detailings of one too many garbage finds. — 2009 •An assignment to someone to undertake a particular task. formsdetailings