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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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Etymology

Origin of suiting

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


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Instead of suiting up for the Buckeyes, he settled for applying to be a student assistant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

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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