# skirting

Pronunciation: say "SKURT-ing" US /ˈskɚtɪŋ/, UK /ˈskɜːtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The boards fitted along the base of interior walls, covering the joint between the wall and the floor, taken collectively.
   - Simple: The boards that run along the bottom of a wall, where it meets the floor.
   - _Dust kept gathering along the top of the skirting in the old study._
   - _Builders usually fit the skirting after the flooring has been laid._
3. The act of moving around the edge of something, or of avoiding it.
   - Simple: The act of going around something instead of dealing with it.
   - _Her careful skirting of the flooded path added an hour to the walk._
   - _The official's skirting of the question frustrated the reporters._
4. Skirts taken collectively, or the fabric from which skirts are made.
   - Simple: Skirts as a group, or the cloth used to make them.
   - _The mill produces high-quality skirting for several fashion houses._
   - _Bolts of patterned skirting lined the shelves of the fabric store._

## Verb

2. Present participle of skirt. — present participle and gerund of skirt
   - Simple: Present participle of skirt. Use this -ing form for an action that is happening now.
   - _The highway, skirting the mountains, offered travelers a long view of the valley._
   - _She spent the whole meeting skirting every difficult question._

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