folding

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folding

/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ UK
/ˈfoʊldɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊldɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, fold + -ing.

adjective

not comparable Designed to fold a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair
Opposite: non-folding

noun foldings

countable, uncountable The action of folding; a fold. I have ſeen abundance of antique figures in Sculpture and Painting, with juſt the ſame turn in the lower foldings of the Veſt, when the perſon that wears it is in a poſture of tripping forward.
countable, uncountable The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
countable, uncountable Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
countable, uncountable the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
countable, slang, uncountable Paper money, as opposed to coins. He has written twelve of these fat sex and sword-play historical novels and every damn one of them has been on the best-seller lists. He must have made plenty of the folding.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fold

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: foldaway, collapsible, collapsable, shelf, ledge, packing, plank, whip, underwear, bend, bent, bending, tilting, tilt, reclining, compressed

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adj made to fold

Español	plegable
日本語	折り畳 oritatami
中文	可折的 kě zhé de, 折疊的 /折叠的 zhédié de
Français	pliant, repliable, rabattable
Deutsch	Klapp-
Русский	складно́й skladnój, раскладно́й raskladnój

noun action of folding

한국어	접기 jeopgi
日本語	畳むこと tatamu koto, 折ること oru koto
中文	折疊 /折叠 zhédié
Français	pliage, plissement
Deutsch	Falten, Klappen
Русский	скла́дывание skládyvanije, сгиба́ние sgibánije, свёртывание svjórtyvanije

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@misc{folding_2026,
  title = {folding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/folding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}