Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kettling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: ket-tling
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group.

Uncountable

noun

The situation where water gets trapped in the heat exchanger of a boiler (e.g. due to limescale build-up), resulting in knocking sounds as it turns into expanding steam.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of kettle

Example Sentences

"These are our young, screaming out in need, meriting not kettling and reprimands, but job prospects and dignity."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kettlings (plural)

Questions

What does kettling mean?: A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group.

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