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frilling

verb

present participle of frill
as in ribboning

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  1. fringing
  2. embroidering
  3. braiding
  4. hanging
  5. lacing
  6. figuring
  7. chasing
  8. painting
Verb
  • Sustainability is a priority at Sal Salis, with the 16 eco-luxury safari tents designed for minimal impact, just metres from the largest fringing reef in the world, its barefoot luxury as nature intended.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • An easy 10-minute swim will have you on the fringing reef, with slivers of multi-coloured fish, gliding turtles and epic coral formations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of fringing
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  • In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • The touchscreen allows for easy controls and lets users visually preview the design before embroidering starts.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Definition of embroidering
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  • At Friendship Bakery in Kendall, bakers are hard at work rolling and braiding challah dough a week before Rosh Hashanah.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Spaces bleed and cross-pollinate, braiding the many overlapping narratives and curatorial agendas organizing this collection.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of braiding
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  • The look started with a sheer black top with a high neckline and sleeves broken up by tiers of fabric, with long panels hanging over the bronze pleated skirt.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hanging
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  • Evenly matched in terms of power but with different ways of using it — Eala lacing the ball flat, Jović winning points by a thousand cuts — the key may be who handles the Arthur Ashe Stadium experience better.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Erin Patterson was convicted last year of deliberately lacing a beef wellington meal with death cap mushrooms to murder her children’s grandparents and the wife of the local pastor.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of lacing
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  • First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But figuring it out is an urgent concern here, given Beijing’s evident faith in AI as a magical solution to the country’s deepening economic and social problems, and as an essential tool in the pursuit of global dominance over the United States.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Produced almost exclusively by Oscar Scheller — who has crafted tracks for PinkPantheress and Lily Allen — the 12-track project finds Kelela chasing intimacy, desire and emotional refuge in the midst of an increasingly chaotic world.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of chasing
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  • Marble Coffee To replicate this unique and eye-catching take on the espresso brown manicure, start by painting your nails a soft cream base.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In order to escape Germany at the beginning of World War II, Lilly Cassirer Neubauer gave to a Nazi art broker the Impressionist painting Rue Saint-Honoré in the Afternoon.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of painting
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“Frilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilling. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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