panelling
/ˈpænəlɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own."
- "Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light."
- "Above the concourse, the underneath of the platforms has been clad with attractive wood panelling, while the columns holding them up are surrounded with seating - for use by passengers biding their time waiting for their trains, or who have used one of the 70-or-so eateries or shops that form part of the retail developments at the station."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈpænəlɪŋ/
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable