Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clouting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clout-ing
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of clout

noun

The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And many readers could provide me with tales of rulers across knuckles, slaps on bare legs, heads cracked together, and mighty ear-cloutings."

Etymology

From Middle English clouting; equivalent to clout + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: clouting

Usage

Inflected Forms

cloutings (plural)

Phrases

car clouting

Questions

What does clouting mean?: present participle and gerund of clout
Where does clouting come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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