folding

fold-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Designed to be folded or collapsed for storage or transport.

  2. 2.

    (as present participle) Currently bending something over on itself.

  3. 3.

    (as noun) The act or process of bending something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    folding money — paper currency (informal)
  • •
    folding chair — a portable chair that folds flat
  • •
    folding screen — a movable partition made of hinged panels

Related words

Antonyms: fixed, rigid, stationary
See also: collapsible, fold, folded
Synonyms: collapsible, foldable, portable

Etymology

From Old English fealdan ("to fold") + -ing (present participle/adjectival suffix).