- present participle of lace.
lacing
Example Sentences
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The lacing of the back was so extensive, and I had nails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
On Saturday, Belfast's Agyarko gets the opportunity he has craved since first lacing up the gloves when he faces IBF light-middleweight champion Josh Kelly in Saudi Arabia.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
And on Sunday night, as America was heating up nachos for Super Bowl parties, Team USA’s skaters were lacing up for their own winner-take-all showdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
It also feels like a moment — to use a sports metaphor, which I’m not an athlete — that you’re lacing up your shoes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
He took a long time tightening the cinch and checking the leather lacing in the stirrups.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
