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• present participle of frame.

framing

American  

[frey-ming] / ˈfreɪ mɪŋ /

noun

• framings
  plural

1. the act, process, or manner of constructing anything.

2. the act of providing with a frame.

3. a frame or a system of frames; framework.

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framing British  

/ ˈfreɪmɪŋ /

noun

1. a frame, framework, or system of frames

2. the way in which something is framed

3. adjustment of the longitudinal position of the film in a projector gate to secure proper vertical positioning of the picture on the screen

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• framings
  plural

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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framing framings

Former AFL Women's star Kate McCarthy was among those who challenged that framing, noting: "Players don't simply 'find themselves in situations'."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Near the shopping center, there are homes and other businesses in various stages of reconstruction, some nearly complete, others with just framing or drywall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

We spoke to David Gans back in June about the Black conventions that were so fundamental to the ultimate framing of the Reconstruction Amendments.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

CEO and co-founder Grant LaFontaine rejects that framing, saying the company is focused on building a good user experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

This was more dangerous in one sense—if I fell to the right, there would be no purlins to catch me—but the framing beam was thicker, and I could walk it like a tightrope.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Since then he’s collaborated with producers Blake Mills and Raphael Saadiq on albums that brought varied framings to his polished croon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024

Various framings of this primetime shuffle characterize it as a major shake-up, although it doesn't come close to the upheaval caused by Carlson's abrupt firing on April 24.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2023

But the savings aren’t quite as dramatic as some framings of his endeavor have made it seem.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2023

And just by mentioning them or using these framings, you're sort of reinforcing those gender norms.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022

Vitruvius says in effect that in the early days nature was followed in these wall paintings, but later on they became ornate and overdone, showing many unsupported architectural façades and impossible decorative framings.

From A Text-Book of the History of Painting by John Charles Van Dyke