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• present participle of bridge.

bridging

American  

[brij-ing] / ˈbrɪdʒ ɪŋ /

noun

Building Trades.

1. a brace or an arrangement of braces fixed between floor or roof joists to keep them in place.

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bridging British  

/ ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. one or more timber struts fixed between floor or roof joists to stiffen the construction and distribute the loads

2. mountaineering a technique for climbing a wide chimney by pressing left hand and foot against one side of it and right hand and foot against the other side

3. rugby Union an illegal move in which a player leans down and forward onto the body of a prone player in a ruck, thereby preventing opposing players from winning the ball by fair rucking

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Etymology

Origin of bridging

First recorded in 1830–40; bridge ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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bridging

Young, who collaborated with Nike and English footballer Ella Toone on a nail project, thinks we're "in a time where we're bridging the gap between sports and fashion".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Our work is bridging that gap computationally through a unified natural language interface."

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

“English Liberator” reads like a period war novel, an enjoyable ride for the history buff looking for unheralded adventure stories bridging the gap between Waterloo and Fort Sumter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Visual media has been crucial in bridging that gap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

He had spent years maintaining distance from his origins; his parents, in bridging that distance as best they could.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri