Meanings
verb
gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of frame
nounframing (countable and uncountable, plural framings)
plural framings
countableuncountableThe placing of a picture, etc. in a frame.steel framing
2 more examples
wooden framing
The framing of the photograph was excellent.
countableuncountableProviding false evidence to accuse someone of a crime.criminal framing
countableuncountableThe placing of something in context. countableuncountableFramework or the building thereof.Bodies are of all-metal construction. Framing was supplied in unassembled condition, and assembly and finishing work was carried out at Dundalk.
1958 May 28, “Diesel Railcars for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 352
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APAframing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/framing
MLA“framing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/framing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
ChicagoWatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “framing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/framing.
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