Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackberrying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: black-ber-ry-ing
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gathering of blackberries.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of blackberry

verb

present participle and gerund of BlackBerry

Example Sentences

"And the thought of that old time came upon me like a flood — the winter games at the Cedars — the blackberrying and bilberrying upon the sunshiny summer moors […]"
"When the harvest was over, the nutting and the blackberrying began; […]"
"At that time there were no built-up areas round Harrow, and during one autumn we gathered enough blackberries for twenty-eight pounds of jam. I enjoyed the blackberrying, but I did not enjoy the walks, which averaged about five miles a day and might be over seven."
"In the days of Queen Anne, Dick explains, dissenting sects like the Presbyterians were under a ban and had to educate their children in the fields, behind the blackberry hedges, so in the blackberrying season, the children's lips and cheeks were stained black with the fruit."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English blæcberġe Middle English blakberie English blackberry English -ing English blackberrying From blackberry + -ing.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bilberrying blueberrying raspberrying

Questions

What does blackberrying mean?: The gathering of blackberries.
Where does blackberrying come from?: Etymology tree Old English blæcberġe Middle English blakberie English blackberry English -ing English blackberrying From blackberry + -ing.

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