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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skilling

/skˈɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
skilling
IPA
/skˈɪlɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of skill

noun

A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).

noun

A bay of a barn.

noun

A small addition to a cottage.

name

A surname from Old English.

Example Sentences

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

skillings (plural)

Derived Forms

multiskilling

Rhymes With

killing willing filling drilling fulfilling unwilling chilling thrilling billing spilling milling shilling

Questions

How do you pronounce skilling?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɪlɪŋ/.
What does skilling mean?
present participle and gerund of skill
Where does skilling come from?
It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce skilling

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