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framing

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɹeɪmɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪmɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: F R EY1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The placing of a picture, etc. in a frame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • wooden framing
  • steel framing
  • The framing of the photograph was excellent.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The placing of something in context.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Framework or the building thereof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of frame

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

formulation of the plans and important details

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the framing of judicial decrees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation

6

noun

Meaning 6

a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention
  • the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frame

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: framework

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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