dilling

/dˈɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dill

noun

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

noun

The runt of a litter.

British usage; Obsolete

"To make up the match with my eldest daughter, my wife's dilling, whom she longs to call madam."
"Whilst the birds billing, / Each one with his dilling."

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dillings (plural)

baby

killing willing filling drilling fulfilling unwilling chilling thrilling billing spilling milling shilling

Questions

How do you pronounce dilling?

The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪlɪŋ/.

What does dilling mean?

present participle and gerund of dill

Where does dilling come from?

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to pronounce dilling

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