Cornering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cornering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of corner.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of corner.
More Meanings
- A piece of decorative work forming a corner.
- The act by which somebody is cornered.
Example Sentences
We have been informed that these cornerings are rarely used when the ceilings are not decorated […]
1809–1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life Aside; ay, ay, but take care, I advise you, of her asides, and her whisperings, and her cornerings, and her inuendoes, and semiconfidences, lest your own happiness, my dear, unsuspecting, enthusiastic daughter, should be the sacrifice.
Word Forms
- cornerings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nook, box, quoin, niche, recess, recession.
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