Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-nonad-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cannonade

noun

A discharge of artillery fire.

adj

A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot

Example Sentences

"Deputies waited on the governor of the castle and obtained a respite from the cannonading for a few days ; but a centry of the Pretender's army in the mean time firing at some people who were carrying provisions to the garrison, a sharp attack commenced, which did considerable damage to the buildings, and killed many of the citizens; this induced the Chevalier to take off the blockade of the castle, and the firing was then discontinued."
"[…] the King's Entrance takes place under volleyings and cannonadings."

Inflected Forms

cannonadings (plural) more cannonading (comparative) most cannonading (superlative)

Questions

What does cannonading mean?: present participle and gerund of cannonade

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