edging

American  

[ej-ing] / ˈɛdʒ ɪŋ /

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.

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edging British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. relating to or used for making an edge

   edging shears

Other Word Forms

• edgingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of edging

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

Example Sentences

But Liverpool are far from convincing at the moment - Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz look miles off it - so why I do I still feel myself edging towards Liverpool here?

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Revenue climbed 30% to $2.65 billion, edging past calls for $2.64 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

First-quarter sales rose 1.3% to $6.03 billion, edging past the average Wall Street target of $6.01 billion, as tallied by FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

By the halfway stage, however, the contest had not quite lived up to the hype, with Dubois edging the rounds through steady work to the body.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

We stand alone at the side of the road, trucks and shared taxis and minibuses edging around us.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell