framing
framing Lexical Profile
framing Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The manner in which an issue, argument, or event is presented to influence how people perceive or interpret it.
"The media's framing of the economic policy shifted public opinion within a matter of days."
A supporting skeleton or structural system of beams, studs, and joists that gives shape and strength to a building.
"The carpenters completed the wooden framing of the second floor before the winter storms arrived."
The act or craft of enclosing a picture, mirror, or document in a decorative border.
"She took the antique watercolor to a specialist shop for custom framing."
The arrangement and placement of visual elements within the boundaries of a photograph or motion-picture shot.
"The director's careful framing of the final scene emphasized the protagonist's isolation."
• verb
To formulate, express, or construct a concept, question, or plan in a particular manner (present participle of frame).
"By framing the proposal around cost savings, the committee quickly secured executive approval."
To place a picture, photograph, or mirror inside a rigid decorative border (present participle of frame).
"She spent the afternoon framing her favorite travel photographs for the gallery wall."
To fabricate evidence or contrive a false accusation so that an innocent person appears guilty (present participle of frame).
"The detective realized that the corrupt official was framing the clerk for embezzlement."
• Rhymes for framing
Word Origin & Etymology
From the verb 'frame', originating in Old English 'framian' ('to profit, be helpful, make ready'), joined with the gerund and participial suffix '-ing'.