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• present participle of bridge.

bridging

American  

[brij-ing] / ˈbrɪdʒ ɪŋ /

noun

Building Trades.

1. a brace or an arrangement of braces fixed between floor or roof joists to keep them in place.

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bridging British  

/ ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. one or more timber struts fixed between floor or roof joists to stiffen the construction and distribute the loads

2. mountaineering a technique for climbing a wide chimney by pressing left hand and foot against one side of it and right hand and foot against the other side

3. rugby Union an illegal move in which a player leans down and forward onto the body of a prone player in a ruck, thereby preventing opposing players from winning the ball by fair rucking

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Etymology

Origin of bridging

First recorded in 1830–40; bridge ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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bridging

Walter Mondale pioneered the liaison job, bridging the gap between the outsider President Jimmy Carter, and Mondale’s former congressional colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

"Our work is bridging that gap computationally through a unified natural language interface."

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

There seem to be no good weapons left in New York’s arsenal for bridging the significant budget gap facing New York City.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

Visual media has been crucial in bridging that gap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

They reached a fallen oak bridging the river, and crawled over it on their hands and knees.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver