Folding
/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters
Definition of Folding
verb
- To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
"If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer."
- To become folded; to form folds.
"Cardboard doesn't fold very easily."
- To fall over; to be crushed.
"The chair folded under his enormous weight."
- To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
noun
- The action of folding; a fold.
- The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
- Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
- The deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
- Paper money, as opposed to coins.
Anagrams of Folding
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
f4
o1
l1
d2
i1
n1
g2
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Folding
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Folding"
Folding is a 7-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Folding" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "folding" is a medium-scoring word.