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edging

[ej-ing]

noun

  1. something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.

  2. Skiing.the tilting of a ski to the side so that one edge cuts into the snow.



edging

/ ˈɛɪŋ /

noun

  1. anything placed along an edge to finish it, esp as an ornament, fringe, or border on clothing or along a path in a garden

  2. the act of making an edge

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. relating to or used for making an edge

    edging shears

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • edgingly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of edging1

First recorded in 1550–60; edge + -ing 1
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Bright yellow “Safari Goldstrike” leucadendron, edging the meadow and canyon, come alive in late winter and early spring.

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That was an entitled opinion from someone with career earnings edging towards the $50m mark.

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Such statements have raised alarm among Western diplomats, who fear Iran is edging closer to becoming a nuclear threshold state.

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Though Malkmus has maintained much of his lean, boyish West Coast cool, even edging toward late middle age, the quintet looks older and wiser, no longer burdened by their uncomfortable relationship with success.

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But in the last five years or so, the rise of streaming has essentially done the opposite — poaching cable subscribers, edging out episodic programming with bingeable on-demand series and cutting writing jobs in the process.

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