as in weaving
to form into a braid
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
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Recent Examples of braiding
Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The braiding works brilliantly, transporting the reader to perilous seas in the golden age of steam, and a daring and dangerous rescue mission.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
With all the time needed for the yeast to rise, the braiding of the bread, more rising, and then of course the baking and cooling, a babka isn't the easiest treat to make.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
How to properly clean synthetic braiding before installing Properly cleansing your braiding hair is the best way to prevent scalp irritation when using synthetic hair.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Paige connected with Tara Brooks, another stylist who specializes in braiding, and Darshell Hannah, a celebrity hairstylist and president of the community service organization Charlee’s Angels, to host the event.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The braiding works brilliantly, transporting the reader to perilous seas in the golden age of steam, and a daring and dangerous rescue mission.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
With all the time needed for the yeast to rise, the braiding of the bread, more rising, and then of course the baking and cooling, a babka isn't the easiest treat to make.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
How to properly clean synthetic braiding before installing Properly cleansing your braiding hair is the best way to prevent scalp irritation when using synthetic hair.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braiding
Noun
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This is also the same Bow Wow who had women of all ages swooning over his crisp braids, Colgate smile and doting demeanor before his 18th birthday.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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This season, trying new, reference-heavy braids can give you a gravity-defying look, bringing unreplicated creativity into your beauty.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2024
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But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence also wore her hair in thick plaits, and donned a pair of orange lensed, oval sunglasses.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Braiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braiding. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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