- present participle of frame.
noun
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a frame, framework, or system of frames
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the way in which something is framed
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adjustment of the longitudinal position of the film in a projector gate to secure proper vertical positioning of the picture on the screen
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of framing
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at frame, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Evans’s art didn’t change, but its environments did—proof that curatorial framing shapes perception, and that her universe, like any living cosmology, continues to unfold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“You’re invited to relax and entertain surrounded by a stately fireplace, regal archways and a row of leaded glass arched windows framing open-sky views,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
What makes Talarico’s race worth watching this cycle, in Hayes’ framing, is less about the candidate himself than about the structural gap that’s opened up on the other side.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
These new pioneers coax the landscape into fertile framing, helping to feed hungry populations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Antain remembered the little black curls, framing those wide black eyes.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Highly intelligent people often become extremely efficient at operating within established systems while remaining surprisingly blind to alternative framings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
And just by mentioning them or using these framings, you're sort of reinforcing those gender norms.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
These fantastical framings make the relatively unadorned “Why” all the more powerful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
Orpheum's empty theater seats into other framings, or even from pulling all the way back to show the house lights above two actors playing chess.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2020
Then came a structure which was less of a fortress and more habitable, but still a stronghold, tho having ample and decorative doorways and windows, with curious sculptures and rich framings.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
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