folding
/ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.70 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair"
- "I have ſeen abundance of antique figures in Sculpture and Painting, with juſt the ſame turn in the lower foldings of the Veſt, when the perſon that wears it is in a poſture of tripping forward."
- "Refrigerating the dough between rollings and foldings also makes the dough easy to handle and prevents the butter from becoming too soft."
- "He has written twelve of these fat sex and sword-play historical novels and every damn one of them has been on the best-seller lists. He must have made plenty of the folding."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
folding bicycle