Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downlying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
down-ly-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time of retiring to rest.

noun

The travail in childbirth.

Example Sentences

  • "[…]him in his house, down-lying and up-rising"

Etymology

From down + lying.

Inflected Forms

downlyings (plural)

Questions

What does downlying mean?
The time of retiring to rest.
Where does downlying come from?
From down + lying.

How to pronounce downlying

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