Synonyms for edging
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ej-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛdʒ ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for edging Other synonyms for the word edging
Définition of edging
Origin :- 1570s, "the putting of a border," verbal noun from edge (v.). Meaning "a border" is from 1660s; that of "the trimming of lawn edges" is from 1858.
- noun border
- "You've been losing too much sleep lately," said the Kid, edging away.
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
- "No, after houses," said Margaret, edging past him into the box.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- I came home and this morning I began the "edging around" process.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- She had thrust the basket and the parsley into the man's hand, and was edging away.
- Extract from : « The Carroll Girls » by Mabel Quiller-Couch
- I had been edging round him with the intention of backing away.
- Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
- A white border to a black sea—his funeral pall and its edging.
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- Presently, he was aware of Klaft edging into the seat across the aisle.
- Extract from : « Exile » by Horace Brown Fyfe
- It looked as if he were edging out from under—or maybe he really believed that.
- Extract from : « Sense from Thought Divide » by Mark Irvin Clifton
- The ship which had been standing off from the shore was now edging in toward the land.
- Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace
- "No, thank ye—it don't agree with me," said the little man, edging off.
- Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Antonyms for edging
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