Meaning of "frill" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRILL

Perhaps of Flemish origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FRILL

frill  [frɪl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRILL

Frill is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb frill in English.

WHAT DOES FRILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Frill

Frill may refer to: ▪ Frill, a form of trimming ▪ Neck frill, the relatively extensive margin seen on the back of the heads of some reptiles ▪ Frill, the reverse feathering on the chests of varieties of fancy pigeon ▪ John Frill, Major League Baseball pitcher...

Definition of frill in the English dictionary

The first definition of frill in the dictionary is a gathered, ruched, or pleated strip of cloth sewn on at one edge only, as on garments, as ornament, or to give extra body. Other definition of frill is a ruff of hair or feathers around the neck of a dog or bird or a fold of skin around the neck of a reptile or amphibian. Frill is also a variety of domestic fancy pigeon having a ruff of curled feathers on the chest and crop Full name: oriental frill.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FRILL

PRESENT

Present

I frill

you frill

he/she/it frills

we frill

you frill

they frill

Present continuous

I am frilling

you are frilling

he/she/it is frilling

we are frilling

you are frilling

they are frilling

Present perfect

I have frilled

you have frilled

he/she/it has frilled

we have frilled

you have frilled

they have frilled

Present perfect continuous

I have been frilling

you have been frilling

he/she/it has been frilling

we have been frilling

you have been frilling

they have been frilling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I frilled

you frilled

he/she/it frilled

we frilled

you frilled

they frilled

Past continuous

I was frilling

you were frilling

he/she/it was frilling

we were frilling

you were frilling

they were frilling

Past perfect

I had frilled

you had frilled

he/she/it had frilled

we had frilled

you had frilled

they had frilled

Past perfect continuous

I had been frilling

you had been frilling

he/she/it had been frilling

we had been frilling

you had been frilling

they had been frilling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will frill

you will frill

he/she/it will frill

we will frill

you will frill

they will frill

Future continuous

I will be frilling

you will be frilling

he/she/it will be frilling

we will be frilling

you will be frilling

they will be frilling

Future perfect

I will have frilled

you will have frilled

he/she/it will have frilled

we will have frilled

you will have frilled

they will have frilled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been frilling

you will have been frilling

he/she/it will have been frilling

we will have been frilling

you will have been frilling

they will have been frilling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would frill

you would frill

he/she/it would frill

we would frill

you would frill

they would frill

Conditional continuous

I would be frilling

you would be frilling

he/she/it would be frilling

we would be frilling

you would be frilling

they would be frilling

Conditional perfect

I would have frill

you would have frill

he/she/it would have frill

we would have frill

you would have frill

they would have frill

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been frilling

you would have been frilling

he/she/it would have been frilling

we would have been frilling

you would have been frilling

they would have been frilling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you frill
we let´s frill
you frill

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to frill

Past participle

frilled

Present Participle

frilling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FRILL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «frill» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of frill

bells and whistles · extras · fanciness · finery · flounce · frilliness · frippery · furbelow · fuss · gathering · jazz · ornamentation · ostentation · purfle · ruche · ruching · ruff · ruffle · tomfoolery · trimmings · tuck

TRANSLATION OF FRILL

Find out the translation of frill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of frill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frill» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 褶边
• Translator English - Spanish: volante
• English: frill
• Translator English - Hindi: झालर
• Translator English - Arabic: هدب
• Translator English - Russian: оборка
• Translator English - Portuguese: babado
• Translator English - Bengali: চুনট
• Translator English - French: volant
• Translator English - Malay: Frill
• Translator English - German: Rüsche
• Translator English - Japanese: フリル
• Translator English - Korean: 주름 장식
• Translator English - Javanese: Frill
• Translator English - Vietnamese: màmg ruột của thú vật
• Translator English - Tamil: frill
• Translator English - Marathi: फ्रिल
• Translator English - Turkish: fırfır
• Translator English - Italian: volant
• Translator English - Polish: falbanką
• Translator English - Ukrainian: оборка
• Translator English - Romanian: volan
• Translator English - Greek: νάζια
• Translator English - Afrikaans: valletjie
• Translator English - Swedish: frill
• Translator English - Norwegian: frill

QUOTES WITH «FRILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frill.

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Robin Marantz Henig

For humans and animals alike, truly vigorous, wholehearted, spontaneous play is something of a biological frill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRILL»

Discover the use of frill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cake Decorating

I will show you all stages of a basic frill, how to make a petticoat frill by layering the frills and, once you have mastered the basic frill, how to turn your cake to do the upside-down frill. frills Frills are a great way of decorating the side of a cake, but ...

Rachel Brown, 2007

How to Talk to a Frill-necked Lizard

Tarantula is the fastest lizard Bern and Cody have ever seen, but that doesn't mean he can win the big race. Not without Cody's secret weapon.

James Moloney, 2010

Frill Kill

On her way home from a ghoulish Halloween gathering, New Orleans shop owner Carmela Bertrand finds the dead body of a model--and is then attacked herself.

Laura Childs, 2008

Just for the Frill of It: 25 Flirty, Fabulous Styles to Make ...

Dig deep into your closet and let author Sonya Nimri show you how to turn that dud into a dream-come-true.

Sonya Nimri, 2007

New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell ...

Triceratops has an unusual parietosquamosal frill among ceratopsids, with a strongly arched profile both in lateral and rostral views, as well as complete absence of parietal fenestrae. Previous workers have suggested that the frill may have ...

Michael J. Ryan, Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier, David A. Eberth, 2010

Morphologic and Systematic Relationships of Some Middle ...

Shell subovate in lateral view, dorsally truncate; greatest height, including frill, slightly anteriad of median, six-tenths length; dorsal border straight, equal to length of shell minus frill; anterocardinal angle slightly obtuse, approximately 100 °, ...

John Christian Kraft, 1962

The Sailor's Tragedy. A New Sea-Song. Also The Dandy Frill. ...

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The Canary Handbook

Frill. Strangely perhaps, in spite of its name, this variety originated in southern ltaly, especially in the regions of Naples, Caserta, and Benevento. lt probably inherited its Scotch Fancy. high back from the Belgian Bult and its frills from the ...

Matthew M. Vriends, Tanya M. Heming-Vriends, 2001

Paleozoic Gastropod Genotypes

DESCRIPTION: Rather large, relatively low, widely phaneromphalous, trochiform gastropods with a wide, frill-like expansion or exaggerated notch-keel from the periphery of the whorls; whorl profile flattened above where the whorl surface is ...

J. Brookes Knight, 1941

The workwoman's guide

A SIMPLE FRILL. This is merely a strip of muslin, about fourteen nails long and three nails wide, more or less, according to pleasure. It is merely hemmed all round, and simply plaited up, in regular folds, to the proper size. A PARTICULARLY ...

Lady, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frill is used in the context of the following news items.

Erickson: Museum fans aren't waiting to share views

... should be treated as a crown jewel to be shown off state-wide, as well as nationally and internationally, not disposed of as some sort of `frill.'". «Herald & Review, Jul 15»

Parents, children made to stand in long queues for opening bank …

A bank official, on the condition of anonymity, said the Lead Bank had directed all the banks to open no-frill accounts for students. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

More farmers' markets needed: MILLS

A decade or so ago that might have been considered a frill, one of those projects that only the determination of a handful of enthusiasts might ... «Sault Star, Jul 15»

Determined Harte prepares to counter a Meath backlash

Seven weeks after their defeat in the Ulster preliminary round to Donegal, Tyrone got their season back on track with an unfussy and frill-free ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Frill Clothing After 'Shark Tank': Interview With Co-CEO, Sharon Bui

Frill Clothing, a fashion company that specializes in custom making clothing for sorority recruitment and bridesmaids, entered the Shark Tank in ... «Heavy.com, Jul 15»

'Shark Tank' revisited: Frill Clothing, Twin Z Pillow, Coco Jack …

The latest - While “Shark Tank” is continuing to dip further into the archives tonight with another repeat, this is one that was rather fun for us to ... «CarterMatt.com, Jul 15»

Scientists just discovered the Wendiceratops, the Triceratops' cooler …

“The frill is sort of ornamented by a pretty spectacular wave of gnarly hooks that project forward,” Dr. David Evans, one of the paleontologists, ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

Lyndon Johnson's remarks to the '65 BC choir

In more earthy terms, art that expresses the character and the aspirations of the people is never a luxury or a frill.” •••. “I believe it is imperative ... «The Bakersfield Californian, Jul 15»

FOUND: A Triceratops-like Dino With an Extra Fancy Frill

The frill of the animal was "ornamented by a pretty spectacular wave of gnarly hooks that project forward," David Evans, one of the ... «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»

Gerald Green is the Steal of the Summer

In 2013, Green was no longer just flash and frill, and with the Suns, he began to show consistency, with his flashes of brilliance turning into ... «Today's Fastbreak, Jul 15»