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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

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Other Word Forms

  • unsuiting adjective

Etymology

Origin of suiting

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

Example Sentences

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The possibility of him suiting up in Wolverine yellow, sorry, maize and blue makes me want to sign onto the next Artemis mission, so long as it abandons me on Pluto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

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

The team that struggled with player turnout in recent years had 30 players on Friday listed as suiting up.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

Crocker has changed his approach as he was now coming forward a bit more with his tight guard, and that was suiting Donovan, with the fight seemingly on a knife-edge heading into the final stanza.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

A truck would bring them twice a day from Reston, and the first shipment would end up in Nancy’s air lock while she was suiting up.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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