frilled

Definition of frillednext
past tense of frill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilled
Verb
  • The grounds have colonial and Victorian buildings, and lush grounds fringed with palm trees and excellent ocean views.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • On the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, nestled between a turtle sanctuary and palm-fringed tourist beaches, sits one of the most consequential industrial complexes for the future of global trade.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The hero look includes a relaxed overshirt with patch pockets and an unconstructed jacket paired with wide-leg trousers in lightweight, breathable fabrics with stretch for movement and embroidered with the team crest.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • Encouraging words embroidered on pillowcases in VIP suites and McLaren orange are woven into staff uniforms and hotel accents throughout.
    Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • The girls loved playing with Barbies and getting bright colors braided into their hair.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
  • Actor Sam Reid is laced into a pair of skintight black pants, his shoulder-length blond hair braided into Britney-style pigtails and his face and torso covered in iridescent glitter.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • In the bathroom, there are shuttered windows wreathed with Como silk and a luscious roll-top bath.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Pelley laced into Bilton during the meeting, according to an audio recording obtained by NBC News and a source who was in the room.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 3 June 2026
  • Actor Sam Reid is laced into a pair of skintight black pants, his shoulder-length blond hair braided into Britney-style pigtails and his face and torso covered in iridescent glitter.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.
    James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • With one out, Sheehan hung a slider to Arenado, who put the Diamondbacks up with a solo blast.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
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“Frilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilled. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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