fringe
verb/frɪndʒ/
/frɪndʒ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fringe | /frɪndʒ/ /frɪndʒ/ |
| he / she / it fringes | /ˈfrɪndʒɪz/ /ˈfrɪndʒɪz/ |
| past simple fringed | /frɪndʒd/ /frɪndʒd/ |
| past participle fringed | /frɪndʒd/ /frɪndʒd/ |
| -ing form fringing | /ˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/ |
- to form a border around something
- be fringed by something The beach was fringed by coconut palms.
- Her eyes were grey, fringed by long dark lashes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French frenge, based on late Latin fimbria, earlier a plural noun meaning ‘fibres, shreds’.Want to learn more?
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