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View synonyms for framing

framing

[ frey-ming ]

noun

  1. the act, process, or manner of constructing anything.
  2. the act of providing with a frame.
  3. a frame or a system of frames; framework.


framing

/ ˈfreɪmɪŋ /

noun

  1. a frame, framework, or system of frames
  2. the way in which something is framed
  3. adjustment of the longitudinal position of the film in a projector gate to secure proper vertical positioning of the picture on the screen


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Word History and Origins

Origin of framing1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; frame, -ing 1

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Example Sentences

The framing was that I had the power to stop a criminal by putting him behind bars through direct eyewitness testimony.

The problem with the Bloomberg piece is not a reporting issue but a failure of narrative framing.

The framing is similar, and in both, the depiction of the male body is that of a graceful carving.

So how is that framing usage relevant to the decision in McCutcheon?

You create more sleep issues when you start framing your problems based on a premise that may not be true.

But I'm framing up my think-works so I won't be surprised at anything I see or hear after to-night.

He assisted in framing the federal constitution, and made himself useful to his country in various ways.

You may keep on framing stringent game laws as long as you choose, but you cannot kill an overmastering instinct.

The pairs of rafts are joined by three baulks 15 ft. long laid in parallel grooves in the framing.

Government had for some time been occupied in framing a scheme for the arrangement of the question of church-rates.

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