Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowling

/kˈaʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: cowl-ing
IPA: /kˈaʊlɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young or little cow; calf.

noun

A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle, etc.

verb

present participle and gerund of cowl

name

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD969429).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Burrill with Cowling parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE236876).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She nuzzled between the legs—a bull calf. She continued to nuzzle and clean the little pea-green body that was blue with white patches about his cowling parts."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Germanic *kōz Proto-West Germanic *kō Old English cū Middle English cow English cow English -ling English cowling From cow + -ling.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowlings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

cowlet hood bonnet cowl

Rhymes With

howling fouling dowling prowling scowling nowling

Questions

How do you pronounce cowling?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊlɪŋ/.
What does cowling mean?: A young or little cow; calf.
Where does cowling come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Germanic *kōz Proto-West Germanic *kō Old English cū Middle English cow English cow English -ling English cowling From cow + -ling.

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