edging

[ej-ing]

noun

1. something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.

2. Skiing.,  the tilting of a ski to the side so that one edge cuts into the snow.

edging

/ ˈɛdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. anything placed along an edge to finish it, esp as an ornament, fringe, or border on clothing or along a path in a garden

2. the act of making an edge

adjective

1. relating to or used for making an edge

   edging shears

Other Word Forms

• edgingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of edging¹

First recorded in 1550–60; edge + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But the movie stays in that postcard allure, never quite edging its earnest expressions of desire and anxiety into anything more stakes-driven or detailed, the way a love letter might rattle and console simultaneously.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of short-term inmates have been released early but the population is edging back up towards its previous all-time high of 8,420.

From BBC

Her resultant style, of both dress and music, is edging and transcendent, aloft and full of momentum.

From Los Angeles Times

Partners like Isaac have been edging toward a clinical diagnosis: alexithymia, or the inability to describe your emotions.

From Los Angeles Times

They like, players in every position, are also being asked to dig deeper into their reserves of stamina with ball-in-play time edging upwards as part of conscious drive to improve the game by World Rugby.

From BBC