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  • present participle of suit.
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suiting

American  
[soo-ting] / ˈsu tɪŋ /

noun

  1. fabric for making suits.


suiting British  
/ ˈsuːtɪŋ, ˈsjuːt- /

noun

  1. a fabric used for suits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of suiting

First recorded in 1530–40; suit + -ing 1

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“I just remember Tommy saying, ‘I’ll meet you out there,’ and suiting up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Now that he’s been benched, Tagovailoa knows he may be suiting up somewhere else next season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

We were told that Salah feels a different tactical approach this season driven by the club's transfer dealings isn't suiting him.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Browne, the fashion designer known for his shrunken suiting, recently opened two new stores on the Upper East Side, joining other labels like Khaite, Toteme, Kallmeyer and Ulla Johnson, which all had flagships downtown first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

On the afternoon of July 18, 1966, John Young and I had gone through all this bother of suiting up and we were ready to go fly Gemini 10.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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