framing

Pluralframings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The act of putting a picture or photo inside a frame.

   Like putting a photo behind glass so it stays clean and safe.

   The framing of the old painting took the shop a whole week.

   She paid extra for the framing so the photograph would last.

   Similarmounting

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The wooden or metal skeleton of a building, or the work of building it.

   Like the bones of a body that hold everything up.

   The framing of the new house was finished in two days.

   Workers checked the framing before they added the walls.

   Similarframework, skeleton, structure, carcass

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The way you present an idea so people understand it a certain way.

   Like a window that lets you see only one part of a view.

   The framing of the question made most people answer yes.

   Careful framing helped the teacher explain the new rule to parents.

   Similarpresentation, portrayal, characterization, spin, slant

4. 4
   verb

   Present participle of frame. Use this form for an action happening right now.

   He is framing the new picture for the living room.

   The builders are framing the house this week.

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