frilled

past tense of frill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilled
Verb
  • Across the garden, a pool and graceful pavilion are fringed by trees.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There’s also wide cuffs (one of which is tastefully embroidered with Djerf Avenue) and rounded hems at the front and back.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The model’s black dress was embroidered with holographic sequin sheets, giving the dress a chain metal illusion look.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This was a city already written into outdoor lore, where counterculture and endurance have long braided together.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Stalter had braided a selection into her hair.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the low light, rocky walls loom, wreathed in fog from the hot water.
    Brienne Walsh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Fentanyl is dangerous for many reasons, one of which is that it is often laced inside other drugs, with many recreational drug users accidentally consuming the other substances without knowing there's any fentanyl inside them.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bowls of punch arrive laced with unusual flavors—jasmine tea, oak moss, and cardamom—served in ladles rather than glasses.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Looking to begin their title defense, the Eagles are already closing the door on last year’s success and won’t watch their newest banner be hung.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some women hung their laundry behind their houses, and daughters served their fathers by reading newspapers on wooden benches outside their houses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Frilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilled. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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