'Fronting' definitions:

Definition of 'Fronting'

From: GCIDE
  • Front \Front\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fronting.]
  • 1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner. [1913 Webster]
  • You four shall front them in the narrow lane. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To appear before; to meet. [1913 Webster]
  • [Enid] daily fronted him In some fresh splendor. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street. [1913 Webster]
  • And then suddenly front the changed reality. --J. Morley. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel. [1913 Webster]
  • Yonder walls, that pertly front your town. --Shak. [1913 Webster]