cornering

Pluralcornerings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of corner. Use this form for an action happening now, like trapping someone.

   The dog kept cornering the cat behind the couch.

   Cornering your little brother during a game is not fair.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of trapping someone so they cannot escape or get away from you.

   Like backing someone into the corner of a room so they cannot walk away.

   The cornering of the thief happened near the back door.

   Her cornering of the lost dog let us catch it safely.

   Similartrapping, entrapment, capture

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   A decorative piece that fills or forms the corner of something.

   Like the fancy trim placed at the corner of a picture frame.

   The old mirror had carved cornering at each corner.

   He painted gold cornering along the edge of the shelf.

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