Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fettling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
fet-tling
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fettle

noun

Repairing; mending; sorting.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

fettlings (plural)

Synonyms

fix

Questions

What does fettling mean?
present participle and gerund of fettle

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