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steeping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
steep-ing
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of steep

noun

An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.

name

A river or drainage channel, usually called the Steeping River, in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England; a continuation of the River Lymn.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the name of Stephen de Fulbourn, who served as bishop of Waterford, archbishop of Tuam, and treasurer and justiciar of Ireland in the 1270s and 1280s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

steepings (plural) stephening (alternative) steping (alternative)

Phrases

Great Steeping Little Steeping

Frequently Paired Words

pollard rosary mitre leonine crockard eagle Great Steeping Little Steeping

Synonyms

Bishop's money scalding stalding

Questions

What does steeping mean?
present participle and gerund of steep
Where does steeping come from?
From the name of Stephen de Fulbourn, who served as bishop of Waterford, archbishop of Tuam, and treasurer and justiciar of Ireland in the 1270s and 1280s.

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