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- [frinj]
- /frɪndʒ/
- /frɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [frinj]
- /frɪndʒ/
Definitions of fringing word
- noun fringing a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip. 1
- noun fringing anything resembling or suggesting this: a fringe of grass around a swimming pool. 1
- noun fringing an outer edge; margin; periphery: on the fringe of the art world. 1
- noun fringing something regarded as peripheral, marginal, secondary, or extreme in relation to something else: the lunatic fringe of a strong political party. 1
- noun fringing Optics. one of the alternate light and dark bands produced by diffraction or interference. 1
- noun fringing fringe benefit. 1
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Origin of fringing
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English frenge < Old French (French frange) < Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathetic variant of Late Latin fimbria, Latin fimbriae fringe
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Parts of speech for Fringing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fringing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fringing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fringing
verb fringing
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- abut — When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it.
- flank — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- adjoin — If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other.
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
noun fringing
- piping — pipe
Antonyms for fringing
verb fringing
- release — to lease again.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
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