What does bordering mean?
Bordering means present participle and gerund of border.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of border.
France and Spain are bordering nations.
King Pyrrhus was at dinner at an ale-house bordering on the theatre, when he was summoned to go on the stage.
White silk borderings and silver buckles.
Use bordering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bordering means present participle and gerund of border.
Common synonyms include adjacent, contiguous, adjoining, abutting.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
France and Spain are bordering nations.
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