: something or someone (as a person or group) used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual person or organization in control.

Sometimes, particularly in speaking, when we want to focus on something important, we bring it to the front of the clause. This is called ‘fronting’: I bought a new camera. And a very expensive camera it …

Apr 30, 2025 · In English grammar, fronting refers to any construction in which a word group that customarily follows the verb is placed at the beginning of a sentence. Also called front-focus or …

Apr 20, 2025 · Fronting is when we move an element that usually comes later in the sentence to the front —before the subject. It changes the focus of the sentence and can add drama, formality, or …

1. To have a front; face onto something else: Her property fronts on the highway. 2. To provide an apparently respectable cover for secret or illegal activities: fronting for organized crime.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fronting, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Fronting is a syntactic phenomenon where a constituent, usually an object or adverbial phrase, is moved to the beginning of a sentence for emphasis or clarity.