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berthing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
berthing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of berth

noun

The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.

Obsolete

noun

An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.

noun

A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.

Etymology

From berth + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

berthings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

docking

Antonyms

unberthing

Questions

What does berthing mean?
present participle and gerund of berth
Where does berthing come from?
From berth + -ing.

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