American English pronunciation
How to pronounce edging
IPA transcription: ['ɛdʒɪŋ]
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Noun
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border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
Verb
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lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
“Canada adjoins the U.S.”
“England marches with Scotland”
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advance slowly, as if by inches
“He edged towards the car”
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provide with a border or edge
“edge the tablecloth with embroidery”
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provide with an edge
“edge a blade”
Usage examples
- Fall storms can cause these young fledging individuals to wreck on the mainland.
- Johnson was discovered to have deleted these posts without acknowledging their deletion.
- Acknowledging Nagra's actual burn-scarred leg, Chadha wrote it into the film.
- Millions of dollars is spent on dredging annually.
- Fill from the dredging was used to add to the privately owned Fisher Island.
- The pledging period usually lasts around one academic semester.
- The river below the port required frequent dredging in order to accommodate larger ships.
- Qualifying was an all Ferrari affair, with Schumacher edging out Barrichello.
- When the snow came, they all went out sledging.
- Overlock stitches are traditionally used for edging and light seaming.