braiding

American  

[brey-ding] / ˈbreɪ dɪŋ /

noun

1. braids collectively.

2. braided work.

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braiding British  

/ ˈbreɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. braids collectively

2. work done in braid

3. a piece of braid

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Etymology

Origin of braiding

1400–50; late Middle English. See braid, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Jocelyn Bioh’s high-spirited ensemble comedy, vibrantly directed by Whitney White, took us inside the lives of the African immigrant women who work at a Harlem braiding salon.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The focal point of the installation, which hangs on a wall above the couch, is a large portrait of Chandler’s mother braiding her hair as she’s done since she was a little girl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

There’s a kind of dialectic, dual track of braiding of hope and futility that runs all the way through the book.

From Salon • May 28, 2025

It was with my editor, Damian Rodriguez, a process of interweaving and braiding those three strands.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

When I returned to the cave, Georgie was sitting at the entrance, braiding vines and leaves into his hair.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn