Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goating

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: goat-ing
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scapegoating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An event at a fraternal organization, involving scapegoating.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of goat

Example Sentences

"The field has been worked over very thoroughly and the spring " goatings " will not be very numerous."
"With soirees, parties, germans and goatings, our time has passed away only too quickly"
"Balls', teas, goatings and baseball games follow one another in rapid succession."
"Phi Delta Phi, staged annual "goatings," in which students caricatured professors mercilessly."

Usage

Inflected Forms

goatings (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does goating mean?: A scapegoating.

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