- present participle of lace.
lacing
Example Sentences
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To be sure, the old standards of pumping iron and lacing up running shoes aren’t completely dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 19, 2025
He admits to targeting another summer or two as an England player, but doubts he will follow Anderson lacing up the boots into his fifth decade.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
He said that in 15 years of lacing up his cleats, he could only recall one minor muscle pull.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025
Tillman, by the way, is fantastic here – moving and undulating along with the instrumentalists, lacing the music's joy with the character's menace.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025
Francis was sitting on the side of my bed, lacing his shoes.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
