Wondering how to use Pleating in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as fold or folding.
Pleating meaning
present participle and gerund of pleat
Using Pleating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pleat
- Useful related words include: plication, fold, folding.
- In the example corpus, pleating often appears in combinations such as: pleating to, in pleating.
Context around Pleating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pleating
- In this selection, "pleating" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, start, military and garments stand out and add context to how "pleating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and start pleating the edges and art of pleating garments. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pleating" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pleating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Acler (left and right) and Asiyam went heavy on pleating. (10 words)
Scientologist George Kalajian, the trend-setting expert on the art of pleating garments. (13 words)
In designing minimalist bridal dresses I like to manipulate the fabric through draping and pleating. (15 words)
In pleating to the stripe, one of the vertical stripes in the tartan is selected and the fabric is then folded so that this stripe runs down the center of each pleat. (32 words)
Pleating to the sett In pleating to the sett, the fabric is folded so that the pattern of the sett is maintained and is repeated all around the kilt. (29 words)
Place the filling at the center of the circle and start pleating the edges until you come full circle, forming a standard dumpling shape. (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
Pleating to the sett In pleating to the sett, the fabric is folded so that the pattern of the sett is maintained and is repeated all around the kilt.
Acler (left and right) and Asiyam went heavy on pleating.
In designing minimalist bridal dresses I like to manipulate the fabric through draping and pleating.
Place the filling at the center of the circle and start pleating the edges until you come full circle, forming a standard dumpling shape.
Scientologist George Kalajian, the trend-setting expert on the art of pleating garments.
In pleating to the stripe, one of the vertical stripes in the tartan is selected and the fabric is then folded so that this stripe runs down the center of each pleat.
This is often called military pleating because it is the style adopted by many military regiments.
Common combinations with pleating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pleating to 3×
- in pleating 2×