Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weathering

/ˈwɛ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: weath-er-ing
IPA: /ˈwɛ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The action of weather on objects exposed to it.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of weather

Example Sentences

"At that point the cuesta is 10 miles wide but the hilltops have an eastward descent of only about 62 feet. In its general eastward slope the surface of the cuesta is exactly that of one made by weathering and stream erosion, acting upon a gently-dipping limestone bed in a region never glaciated."
"Furthermore, changes in continental weathering and riverine contributions to the oceans may also be linked with climate, and hydrothermal inputs vary with tectonism."

Etymology

From Middle English wederyng, equivalent to weather + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wederyng

Usage

Inflected Forms

weatherings (plural)

Phrases

frost weathering space weathering mineral weathering weathering pan weathering steel

Rhymes With

feathering

Questions

How do you pronounce weathering?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/.
What does weathering mean?: Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
Where does weathering come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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