"edging" in the noun sense
1. edging
border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
"edging" in the verb sense
1. edge, inch
advance slowly, as if by inches
"He edged towards the car"
2. border, edge
provide with a border or edge
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
3. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
"Canada adjoins the U.S."
"England marches with Scotland"
4. edge
provide with an edge
"edge a blade"
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