Skirting has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | From under the door there curled a little red ribbon of blood, which had meandered across the passage and formed a little pool along the skirting at the other side. | |
| 2. | Sheer o'er the highest roof-top to the sky, / skirting the parapet, a watch-tower rose, / whence camp and fleet and city met the eye. |