Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

celling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: celling
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

confinement in a cell

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of cell

Example Sentences

"The prison was so crowded that they had to resort to double celling and then triple celling."

Etymology

From cell + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cell

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

single-celling

Questions

What does celling mean?: confinement in a cell
Where does celling come from?: From cell + -ing.

How to pronounce celling

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