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- [fril-ing]
- /ˈfrɪl ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fril-ing]
- /ˈfrɪl ɪŋ/
Definitions of frilling word
- noun frilling a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle. 1
- noun frilling something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs. 1
- noun frilling affectation of manner, style, etc. 1
- noun frilling something superfluous. 1
- noun frilling Photography. wrinkling or loosening of an emulsion at the edges, usually due to excessively high temperature during developing. 1
- verb with object frilling to trim or ornament with a frill or frills. 1
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Origin of frilling
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; frill + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Frilling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frilling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
frilling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frilling
verb frilling
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- deck — A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
Antonyms for frilling
verb frilling
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
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