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bordering

USBOR-der-ing/ˈbɔɹ.dəɹ.ɪŋ/SayBAW-der-ingUK/ˈbɔː.dəɹ.ɪŋ/AUS/ˈbɔə.dəɹ.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralborderings

3 meanings of bordering

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of border. Use this form for something happening now or for the action as a thing.

    The garden bordering our house is full of roses.

    Bordering the playground, a low wall keeps the kids safe.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Next to something and sharing an edge or boundary with it.

    Like two backyards that touch along the same fence.

    The two bordering farms share a long wooden fence.

    Our house and the bordering shop have the same back wall.

    Similarneighboring, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, abutting

    Oppositedistant, remote

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A pattern or design that runs along the edge of something for decoration.

    Like the painted edge that frames a picture.

    A gold bordering ran around the edge of the plate.

    She sewed a bright bordering onto the bottom of the curtains.

    Similaredging, trim, frame

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bordering is a form of border

border, verb: To be next to another country or area, with a shared border between them. Full entry

Forms
borderborders he/she/itbordering -ing formbordered past tense, past participle
Spelling
border → bordering: add -ing

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