refreshing
/ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
noun
The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
noun
That which gives refreshment.
Example Sentences
- "The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash."
- "Every forecast or guess has one refreshing quality: one will be right and the rest will be wrong."
- "The polarization system has a refreshing rate that is twice the refreshing rate of the corresponding shutter system."
- "Notwithstanding these powerful refreshings of divine grace, the ways of Zion continued to mourn generally, throughout the New-England churches; iniquity abounded, and the hearts of many waxed cold […]"