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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
ret-ting
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A place where flax is retted; a rettery.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of ret

Etymology

From ret + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

rettings (plural)

Derived Forms

dewretting

Synonyms

rotting

Questions

What does retting mean?
The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.
Where does retting come from?
From ret + -ing.

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