frilling

present participle of frill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilling
Verb
  • As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The islands that became the Outer Banks fringing the North Carolina coast first appeared 15,000 years ago, when sea levels dropped and the nation’s shoreline migrated inward from the continental shelf, Young said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But by embroidering the drama of an American navigating Paris Fashion Week with stories of other women caught in the whirl, Winocour dilutes them all.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The color-happy fiber braiding here is another detail to look forward to, capable of adding boldness to your otherwise quiet-luxury ‘fit formulas during fall.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The incenses were twisting in the air, the different smokes braiding themselves like hair in Coraline’s gloved fingers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know The display shows two mannequins dressed in red hats, black shirts, khaki pants, and black masks hanging by their necks from a wooden frame topped with a Mexican flag.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Alice never leaves my messages hanging.
    Windsor Johnston, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From children on the playground to adults simply trying to keep fit, there’s something understandable about lacing up your shoes and seeing how far your legs can take you.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The film is slated for a Valentine’s Day release, so start lacing up your corset now.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Clarke, like Byfield, spent a couple of pro seasons figuring things out.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Royals tried playing him in left field in conjunction with fellow second baseman Michael Massey, figuring the two could split their time at both positions.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Frilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilling. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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