- present participle of frisk.
frisking
Example Sentences
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Nearly 39,000 frisking staff had been employed across the country to check for any prohibited items, the NTA said, and there would be 40-50 security personnel stationed at every exam centre.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
The match has been designated a "high-risk" clash, with police enforcing special rules such as preventative frisking.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
“So frisking language might be like, ‘Do you have any needles that might hurt me?’
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2023
As customers line up to enter the theater, the guards frisking them and checking their bags repeat one reminder: “Don’t put your feet on the seats.”
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023
Then she uttered a charm and in a moment out from the water sprang a lamb and ran frisking away.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
