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How to pronounce fringe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms outskirt
Type of city district
Type Words
Synonyms bang
Type of hairstyle, hair style, hairdo, coif, coiffure
Type Words
Synonyms interference fringe
Type of optical phenomenon
Type Words
Synonyms outer boundary, periphery
Type of boundary, bound, edge
Derivation fringy
Type Words
Type of beautify, decorate, grace, embellish, adorn, ornament


The weaver fringed the scarf.
Type Words
Type of edging
Derivation fringy
Type Words
Type of social group


members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times.
Type Words
Type of surround, border, environ, ring, skirt


fur fringed the hem of the dress.

Examples of fringe

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Short black suede boots with rounded toe and fringe detail by Sam Edelman, $151.
From the kansas.com
Moving into the third year of this type of event a new fringe trust has evolved.
From the henleystandard.co.uk
I think we would be taking a risk bringing in fringe players from the big teams.
From the expressandstar.com
Early starts for more fringe meetings, one ear on Radio 4 in a bland hotel room.
From the economist.com
Obama to the fringe activist groups that supported his presidential aspirations.
From the washingtontimes.com
Now comes another Hatcher adaptation to Olympia's fringe venue The Midnight Sun.
From the thenewstribune.com
He advanced it to the fringe, then left himself with almost five feet for bogey.
From the fresnobee.com
There have always been background, fringe conversations about how it might work.
From the theatlantic.com
The TV news people went crazy over a fringe-level nut who deserves no publicity.
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More examples
  • Adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
  • Periphery: the outside boundary or surface of something
  • Outskirt: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
  • One of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
  • A social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
  • Bang: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
  • A fringe (or bangs in the United States and Canada) is a shaped cutting of the front part of the hair so that it is combed forward and hangs or curls over the forehead. ...
  • The second season of the television series Fringe commenced airing on September 17, 2009, and contains 23 episodes. The renewal of the show was announced on May 4, 2009. ...
  • Fringe is an ornamental textile trim applied to an edge of an item, such as drapery, a flag, epaulettes, or decorative tassel.