Definitions for skirting
skirt·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. encircling(a), skirting(a)adjective

   being all around the edges; enclosing

   "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skirtingnoun

   skirting board

2. skirtingnoun

   skirts collectively; material for skirts

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1. skirting

   Skirting generally refers to the act of going around or avoiding something. It could be a person genuinely avoiding a certain area, an object functioning as a border, or evading a direct approach towards issues or subjects. In household context, it could also refer to a material or board covering the bottom of an interior wall or a protective covering placed around the base of a structure or object.

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1. Skirting

   of Skirt

2. Skirtingnoun

   a skirting board

3. Skirtingnoun

   skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts

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Anagrams for skirting »

1. striking

How to pronounce skirting?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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How to say skirting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of skirting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of skirting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of skirting in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   What's the purpose of it? you know, it's always skirting the edge. What's the purpose of it? In the end, she had something in mind. She didn't want people to know or something. But what is she doing? Why is she doing it?

2. Ben Sasse:

   You can't work for Huawei and then work for the Director of National Intelligence, he says that he was just helping Republican Senators understand American regulations, but he knows full well that the Chinese Communist Party isn't interested in following the law -- Republican Senators're interested in skirting the law.

3. Dana Lovejoy:

   I tell every teacher I know about what happened to me in an effort to protect them from the same thing happening to them. I am not the first to have this 'up-skirting' happen, and the recent stories in the news prove I am not the last, the fact that the action has been given a moniker is evidence that this is taking place too often and with little or no recourse for victims. Our laws have not kept up with our technology.

4. Brian Netter:

   The state resorted to an unprecedented scheme of vigilante justice that was designed to scare abortion providers and others who might help women exercise their constitutional rights, while skirting judicial review.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=skirting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Skirting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skirting
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=skirting