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tilling

/tˈɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
till-ing
IPA
/tˈɪlɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of till

noun

The act of one who tills.

noun

Acronym of targeting induced local lesions in genomes, a method that allows directed identification of mutations in a specific gene.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English tillynge, tiliyng, tilyenge, tylynge, from Old English tiliende, tilġende, equivalent to till + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tillynge, tiliende, tyllynge, tilung

Inflected Forms

tillings (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce tilling?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɪlɪŋ/.
What does tilling mean?
present participle and gerund of till
Where does tilling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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