front
noun
the foremost part or surface of anything.
fronting
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present participleof front.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Binance earlier said it held $5 billion of the $6.3 billion it was fronting in the same cryptocurrencies that hackers stole, and was purchasing the remaining $1.3 billion of cryptocurrency through market channels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
She also became a presenter on Glow Up Ireland, Love Island USA's spin-off Aftersun, and occasional guest slots on ITV's This Morning, as well as fronting her own documentary titled Maura Higgins: You're Joking Me!
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Spinning that lore for a modern audience, then, calls for fronting the cast with a star whose popular persona is outsized compared to his dramatic proficiency.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
He didn’t like composing radio hooks or fronting a traditional band.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Those who accept are assigned a guard who, as he leads the tourist along the iron walkway fronting the death cells, is likely to identify the condemned with what he must consider comic formality.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
