Skirting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Skirting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of skirt.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of skirt.
More Meanings
- Skirting boards collectively.
- skirts collectively; material for skirts
- The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.
Example Sentences
Challenger looked up at the cornice and round at the skirting.
The stateroom walls are veneered with finely figured English chestnut with the skirting and mouldings in English walnut.
[…] superficial: many of their descriptions, together with their own candid and often amusing comments and reactions, are well worth noting and reflecting upon; their skirtings around the laws of defamation are a joy to read and a lesson to us all; […]
Word Forms
- skirtings
Synonyms for skirting
Depending on context, synonyms include encircling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include encircling, peripheral, skirtboard, mopboard, washboard, baseboarding.
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