skirting

SaySKURT-ingUS/ˈskɚtɪŋ/UK/ˈskɜːtɪŋ/

4 meanings of skirting

1
noununcountable
The boards that run along the bottom of a wall, where it meets the floor.
Like a low border that runs around the bottom edge of each room.
The carpenter replaced the rotten skirting along the hallway.
We painted the skirting a glossy white to match the doors.
Similarbaseboard
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2
verb
Present participle of skirt. Use this -ing form for an action that is happening now.
The path was skirting the lake all the way to the village.
He kept skirting the muddy parts of the field.
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3
noununcountable
The act of going around something instead of dealing with it.
Like walking around a wet patch instead of stepping straight through it.
Her skirting around the puddle kept her feet dry.
His skirting of the chores didn't last long.
Similaravoidance, evasion, sidestepping, circumvention, dodging
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4
noununcountable
Skirts as a group, or the cloth used to make them.
The shop sells soft wool skirting by the yard.
She picked out some blue skirting for her new dress.

skirt, verb: To move along the edge of something instead of through the middle. Full entry

Forms: skirtskirts he/she/itskirting -ing formskirted past tense, past participle
Spelling: skirt → skirting: add -ing

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