Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compassing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: com-pass-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of compass

adj

noun

The forming of plots or schemes; machination.

Dated

Example Sentences

"compassing timbers"
"If this proposition needed a reply, it would be sufficient to point to what we have already shown. But take the external circumstances surrounding the case, and they discover that inward intention of the prisoner. His deliberate compassings, the nature and character of the act done, the deliberation shown in preparing for the deed, the state and condition of his mind at the time—all these show express malice."

Etymology

From Middle English compassynge; equivalent to compass + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: compassynge

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more compassing (comparative) most compassing (superlative) compassings (plural)

Questions

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

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