Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sealing

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
seal-ing
IPA
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used for closing securely.

verb

present participle and gerund of seal

noun

Action of the verb to seal in any sense.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of seal

noun

Hunting of seals (the animals).

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -ing English sealing From seal (“device”) + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sealings (plural)

Derived Forms

antisealing

Phrases

sealing apparatus sealing bath sealing bloom sealing cell sealing compound sealing material sealing money sealing power

Synonyms

waterproofing

Homonyms

ceiling

Rhymes With

feeling dealing healing stealing ceiling revealing appealing kneeling peeling wheeling concealing reeling

Questions

How do you pronounce sealing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːlɪŋ/.
What does sealing mean?
Used for closing securely.
Where does sealing come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -ing English sealing From seal (“device”) + -ing.

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