Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: fringe
IPA transcription: [fɹ'ɪndʒ]
Pronunciations of fringe
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: periphery, fringe, outer_boundary
    Meaning: the outside boundary or surface of something
  • Synonyms: outskirt, fringe
    Meaning: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
Usage examples
  • The ears should be free from any fringe at the top.
  • He got him swiftly from his horse, and taking the lad by the fringe of his hauberk, he cried, "Praise be to God, for now am I healed.
  • He was old, not very tall, somewhat stout and chubby, with a round face, a bald head and a scraggly fringe of reddish whisker underneath his chin.
  • Even as I spoke the magic carpet quivered responsively under my feet, and an undulation went all round the fringe as though a sudden wind were shaking it.
  • If a screen be held anywhere nearer the lens than the place marked 1 there will be a whitish centre to the patch of light and a red and orange fringe or border.
  • WHAT though my words glance sideways from the thing Which I would utter in thine ear, my sire! Truth in the inward parts thou dost desire-- Wise hunger, not a fitness fine of speech: The little child that clamouring fails to reach With upstretched hand the fringe of her attire, Yet meets the mother's hand down hurrying.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Phil Collins, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Munich, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Tawny owl, License CC BY-SA 4.0