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[ ej-ing ] / ˈɛdʒ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR edging ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsomething that forms or is placed along an edge or border. Skiing. the tilting of a ski to the side so that one edge cuts into the snow. Origin of edgingFirst recorded in 1550–60; edge + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM edgingedg·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby edgingedge wave, edgeways, edgewise, Edgewood, Edgeworth, edging, edging lobelia, edgy, edh, Édhessa, EDI Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for edgingIn Iraq, Tehran was our silent partner, working to break an ISIS siege and edging out Maliki. How Iran Could Become Our Shadow Enemy in the Syria ISIS War|Jacob Siegel|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST They met five times with Mikan edging Kurland in games won, 3-2, and points scored, 77-64. Bob Kurland, the First Player to Dunk, Was a Pioneer for Big Men|Kevin Fixler|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST While Gingrich remains a caustic conservative, he seems to be edging toward a big-tent philosophy. Newt Gingrich: Republicans Can’t Win Just By Beating Up Hillary Clinton|Howard Kurtz|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST In edging past that mark, the latest PMI suggests that Chinese factories are getting busier, but only just. Goodish News From China|David Frum|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Brown admitted students from 80 different countries, with China edging out Canada as the largest source. Who Got Into the Country’s Top Colleges?|Steve Cohen|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST There is the funnel of the great unwieldy ferry-object—she is just edging in. Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence Something moved in the shadows, edging into the deeper shadows of the rocks. Pastoral Affair|Charles A. Stearns He shifted his course a little, edging more towards the shore, so as to cut transversely across the cutter's bows. Obviously they cannot converge, and the least inward pressure or edging will prevent them from running apart. How To Ski and How Not To|Vivian Caulfeild Kurt Fawzi, edging him out of the crowd, was the first to voice that. Graveyard of Dreams|Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for edging
nounanything placed along an edge to finish it, esp as an ornament, fringe, or border on clothing or along a path in a garden the act of making an edge adjectiverelating to or used for making an edgeedging 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 Words related to edgingoutline, borderline, fringe, rim, edge, curb, brim, hem, boundary, margin, brink |