This is the 9979th most frequent French word.
frôlant
"Frôlant" means "grazing" or "brushing lightly against."
Here, 'frôlant' is utilized to indicate a situation closely approaching another outcome.
En descendant l'escalier, il perdit l'équilibre, frôlant la chute.
Going down the stairs, he lost balance, nearly falling.
Here, 'frôlant' is used to describe the action of barely touching or brushing against something.
Elle passa près du mur, frôlant la peinture fraîche.
She passed near the wall, grazing the fresh paint.
In this sentence, 'frôlant' is metaphorically used to describe being almost at the limit of insolence.