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folding

/ˈfoʊldɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. Designed to fold · a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair
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“My darling child!” she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 144 · B2
“So you’ve got back?” said Marilla, folding up her knitting.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 241 · C1
“Well, if I must, I must,” the King said, with a melancholy air, and, after folding his arms and frowning at the cook till his eyes were nearly out of sight, he said in a deep voice, “What are tarts made of?”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 89 · B2
“No,” said Monte Cristo folding the five notes, “most decidedly not; the thing is so curious, I will make the experiment myself.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1029 · C1

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