Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lacing

/ˈleɪsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: lac-ing
IPA: /ˈleɪsɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lace

noun

That with which something is laced.

noun

The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.

noun

A beating as punishment; a hiding.

noun

Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.

noun

The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.

noun

The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.

Example Sentences

"A light lacing of rum goes into the cake batter."
"A light lacing of paracord binds the pack together."
"The Nelson family chauffeur, Ed, told me that Steven was missing. Ed was angry that the kid had run off, and he said when he got his hands on him he was going to give him a good lacing[…]"

Inflected Forms

lacings (plural)

Derived Forms

shoelacing tightlacing

Phrases

cable-lacing cord-lacing ladder lacing

Frequently Paired Words

shoelace

Synonyms

beating thrashing licking drubbing trouncing whacking lace

Rhymes With

facing racing placing chasing ambulance chasing tracing spacing casing pacing basing bracing sledge racing

Questions

How do you pronounce lacing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪsɪŋ/.
What does lacing mean?: present participle and gerund of lace

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