skirting

noun

skirt·ing ˈskər-tiŋ How to pronounce skirting (audio)

: something that skirts: such as

: border, edging

chiefly British : baseboard

called also skirting board

: fabric suitable for skirts

Example Sentences

the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather

Recent Examples on the Web Choose the lightest or brightest hue for the major wall surfaces, a darker color for the window and door frames, and a third, medium tone for window sashes and skirting boards (the board under the windowsill).

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 The original staircase, which had to be torn down, was reused to create a feature wall, while the skirting boards were repurposed as bar fronts.

Vivian Song, Robb Report, 17 July 2022 One gown just swam in a sea of mustard yellow, while another, a 50s style dress with an ankle-length hem had lush skirting with tulle covering, and Valli made mermaid style gowns with tulle.

Allyson Portee, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Skriver wore a black gown with white on the bodice, ruched skirting and a flamboyantly voluminous train.

Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022 In reality, Beavan designed and Fletcher built the 40-foot train as three separate sections, hooking onto net-skirting and an exquisite corset, accented with pleated newsprint-paper silk.

Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022 The situation was awkward to say the least, but it was made even more so by the skirting-on-flirting conversation the pair had at the bar as their fiances looked on.

Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022 The strapless gown with low wide skirting gives off a mermaid-esque feel.

Allyson Portee, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 During a second study hall, Ken Evans Jr., 20, a guard, grabbed his iPad and folded his 6-foot-5 inch frame beneath the skirting of a table of water pitchers, seeking privacy to work on a management project.

New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 See More

skirting 1 of 3

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common the house hunters loved the property, but they were a bit leery of the skirting swamp

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

adjacent
bordering
adjoining
neighboring
flanking
closest
verging
touching
joining
abutting
fringing
attached
surrounding
fencing
contiguous
united
connecting
close
juxtaposed
flush
conterminous
near
enclosing
nearest
connected
linked
encircling
communicating
nearby
interconnecting
embracing
bounding
tangential
approximate
joined
nigh
encompassing
peripheral
tangent
marginal
immediate
next-door
circumjacent
rimming
ambient
inclosing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separate
apart
discrete
detached
single
removed
isolated
isolate
farthest
unconnected
noncontiguous
disconnected
nonadjacent
away
far
distant
remote
unattached
unlinked
divided
faraway
split
free-standing
resolved
discontinuous
noncontinuous
parted
broken up
severed
ramified
far-off
divorced
sundered
uncoupled
disjoined
dissevered
dissociated
disunited
unyoked

skirting

2 of 3

noun

as in edge

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather

Synonyms & Similar Words

edge
edging
perimeter
border
boundary
confines
verge
skirt
circumference
rim
fringe
periphery
end
margin
borderline
bound
hem
frame
outskirts
brim
ceiling
compass
extent
curb
lip
shore
cusp
crest
brink
restriction
demarcation
limitation
maximum
frontier
march
mere
termination
pale
measure
lap
ambit
borderland
selvage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

center
core
heart
middle
within
interior
inside
inner

skirting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of skirt

as in bypassing

to avoid by going around skirted the construction zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

bypassing
avoiding
circumventing
detouring
evading
escaping
eluding
circumnavigating
eschewing
shunning
dodging
leapfrogging
ducking
shaking
fleeing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

facing
confronting
meeting
seeking
pursuing
accepting
embracing
courting
welcoming

as in circumventing

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations

Synonyms & Similar Words

circumventing
avoiding
bypassing
evading
ignoring
dodging
sidestepping
escaping
shortcutting
disobeying
beating
eluding
preventing
ducking
eschewing
shunning
disregarding
getting around
shirking
flouting
outflanking
shaking
deflecting
diverting
end-running
obviating
averting
parrying
warding (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

keeping
obeying
observing
following
complying (with)
pursuing
embracing
seeking
accepting
courting
catching
contracting
incurring
welcoming
acceding (to)
assenting (to)
acquiescing (to)

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to the commercial district skirts the river's edge

Synonyms & Similar Words

adjoining
flanking
surrounding
joining
touching
neighboring
abutting
fringing
lining
encircling
fencing
enclosing
bounding
meeting
converging
embracing
marching (with)
contacting
rimming
butting (on or against)
verging (on)
bordering (on)
margining
connecting (with)
communicating (with)
attaching (to)
inclosing
linking (with)

as in bordering

to serve as a border for the wooden fence that skirts the construction site

Synonyms & Similar Words

bordering
bounding
surrounding
edging
framing
fringing
encircling
defining
circling
trimming
rimming
demarcating
hemming
tracing
outlining
margining
enclosing
circumscribing
walling
silhouetting
rounding
restricting
delineating
looping
curbing
limiting
confining
restraining
checking
sketching
controlling
ringing
girthing
environing
girdling
inclosing
compassing

单词	skirting
释义	skirting noun skirt·ing ˈskər-tiŋ 1 : something that skirts: such as a : border, edging b chiefly British : baseboard called also skirting board 2 : fabric suitable for skirts Synonyms border borderline bound boundary brim circumference compass confines edge edging end frame fringe hem margin perimeter periphery rim skirt verge See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather Recent Examples on the Web Choose the lightest or brightest hue for the major wall surfaces, a darker color for the window and door frames, and a third, medium tone for window sashes and skirting boards (the board under the windowsill). Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 The original staircase, which had to be torn down, was reused to create a feature wall, while the skirting boards were repurposed as bar fronts. Vivian Song, Robb Report, 17 July 2022 One gown just swam in a sea of mustard yellow, while another, a 50s style dress with an ankle-length hem had lush skirting with tulle covering, and Valli made mermaid style gowns with tulle. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Skriver wore a black gown with white on the bodice, ruched skirting and a flamboyantly voluminous train. Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022 In reality, Beavan designed and Fletcher built the 40-foot train as three separate sections, hooking onto net-skirting and an exquisite corset, accented with pleated newsprint-paper silk. Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022 The situation was awkward to say the least, but it was made even more so by the skirting-on-flirting conversation the pair had at the bar as their fiances looked on. Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022 The strapless gown with low wide skirting gives off a mermaid-esque feel. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 During a second study hall, Ken Evans Jr., 20, a guard, grabbed his iPad and folded his 6-foot-5 inch frame beneath the skirting of a table of water pitchers, seeking privacy to work on a management project. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1 skirting 1 of 3 adjective as in adjacent having a border in common the house hunters loved the property, but they were a bit leery of the skirting swamp Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance adjacent bordering adjoining neighboring flanking closest verging touching joining abutting fringing attached surrounding fencing contiguous united connecting close juxtaposed flush conterminous near enclosing nearest connected linked encircling communicating nearby interconnecting embracing bounding tangential approximate joined nigh encompassing peripheral tangent marginal immediate next-door circumjacent rimming ambient inclosing Antonyms & Near Antonyms separate apart discrete detached single removed isolated isolate farthest unconnected noncontiguous disconnected nonadjacent away far distant remote unattached unlinked divided faraway split free-standing resolved discontinuous noncontinuous parted broken up severed ramified far-off divorced sundered uncoupled disjoined dissevered dissociated disunited unyoked See More skirting 2 of 3 noun as in edge the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather Synonyms & Similar Words edge edging perimeter border boundary confines verge skirt circumference rim fringe periphery end margin borderline bound hem frame outskirts brim ceiling compass extent curb lip shore cusp crest brink restriction demarcation limitation maximum frontier march mere termination pale measure lap ambit borderland selvage Antonyms & Near Antonyms center core heart middle within interior inside inner See More skirting 3 of 3 verb present participle of skirt 1 as in bypassing to avoid by going around skirted the construction zone Synonyms & Similar Words bypassing avoiding circumventing detouring evading escaping eluding circumnavigating eschewing shunning dodging leapfrogging ducking shaking fleeing Antonyms & Near Antonyms facing confronting meeting seeking pursuing accepting embracing courting welcoming See More 2 as in circumventing to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations Synonyms & Similar Words circumventing avoiding bypassing evading ignoring dodging sidestepping escaping shortcutting disobeying beating eluding preventing ducking eschewing shunning disregarding getting around shirking flouting outflanking shaking deflecting diverting end-running obviating averting parrying warding (off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms keeping obeying observing following complying (with) pursuing embracing seeking accepting courting catching contracting incurring welcoming acceding (to) assenting (to) acquiescing (to) See More 3 as in adjoining to be adjacent to the commercial district skirts the river's edge Synonyms & Similar Words adjoining flanking surrounding joining touching neighboring abutting fringing lining encircling fencing enclosing bounding meeting converging embracing marching (with) contacting rimming butting (on or against) verging (on) bordering (on) margining connecting (with) communicating (with) attaching (to) inclosing linking (with) 4 as in bordering to serve as a border for the wooden fence that skirts the construction site Synonyms & Similar Words bordering bounding surrounding edging framing fringing encircling defining circling trimming rimming demarcating hemming tracing outlining margining enclosing circumscribing walling silhouetting rounding restricting delineating looping curbing limiting confining restraining checking sketching controlling ringing girthing environing girdling inclosing compassing
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