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单词 folding
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folding

adjective

fold·​ing ˈfōl-diŋ How to pronounce folding (audio)
: capable of being folded into a more compact shape
folding chairs
a folding door

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Integra combines the look of a traditional sedan with the practicality of a hatchback: more room and flat folding rear seats to accommodate big items. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022 These are handsets that look just like traditional non-folding phones. Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Dec. 2021 The Fold 3’s brains got the usual annual processor upgrade to a Snapdragon 888, and the outside (non-folding) screen sees its refresh rate double to 120Hz from last year. Ben Sin, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 Once the foldable phone becomes roughly the same price as a non-folding phone, people will make the jump. Ben Sin, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 This is an adjustable folding panel that can save you a lot of money on renovation costs. Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 Apr. 2021 Coincidentally, Italian star Marcello Mastroianni made the earlier, non-folding design famous in his film Divorce, Italian Style (after immortalizing yet another pair of Persols, the 3260, in La Dolce Vita). Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2021 A dozen or so folding chairs are kept in a corral under the stairs for early birds. Pete Wells, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2017 Industrial designer Duncan Fitzsimons wants to change this with his Crossbreed, a full-sized folding wheel. Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2008 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

folding 1 of 2

adjective

as in flopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • flopping
  • collapsing
  • failing
  • slipping
  • slumping
  • washing-out
  • declining
  • flunking
  • waning
  • inauspicious
  • futureless
  • unpromising
  • unsuccessful
  • bankrupt
  • hopeless
  • failed
  • ruined
  • destroyed
  • wrecked
  • no-good
  • kerflooey
  • kaputt
  • kaput

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • successful
  • going
  • flourishing
  • triumphant
  • thriving
  • coming
  • promising
  • prosperous
  • growing
  • robust
  • palmy
  • booming
  • roaring
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folding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fold
1
as in doubling
to lay one part over or against another part of fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • doubling
  • overlapping
  • telescoping
  • closing
  • shutting
  • collapsing
  • pleating
  • overlaying
  • overlying
  • plaiting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unfolding
  • opening
  • extending
  • unrolling
  • spreading
2
as in collapsing
to be unsuccessful the business folded after just two months

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flopping
  • collapsing
  • failing
  • missing
  • struggling
  • bombing
  • striking out
  • tanking
  • cratering
  • flaming out
  • foundering
  • flunking
  • falling short
  • declining
  • slumping
  • falling flat
  • washing out
  • slipping
  • crashing
  • laying an egg
  • crumbling
  • coming up empty
  • falling on one's face
  • skidding
  • floundering
  • dying on the vine
  • coming to grief
  • coming a cropper
  • sinking
  • waning
  • misfiring
  • imploding
  • going under
  • miscarrying
  • self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • going
  • delivering
  • cooking
  • succeeding
  • clicking
  • working out
  • flourishing
  • winning
  • prospering
  • thriving
  • coming off
  • panning out
  • prevailing
  • going over
  • triumphing
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