Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earing

/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: ear-ing
IPA: /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.

noun

A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard.

noun

A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.

noun

A manufacturing defect in which the edges of sheet metal form a wave pattern during deep drawing.

noun

A ploughing of land.

Archaic

noun

Archaic

verb

present participle and gerund of ear

Example Sentences

"You've forgot to pass the tack-earing, but wid time and help ye'll larn. There's good and just reason for ivry rope aboard, or else 'twould be overboard. D'ye follow me?"
"For these two yeeres hath the famine bene in the land: and yet there are fiue yeeres, in the which there shall neither be earing nor haruest."
"Sixe dayes thou shalt worke, but on the seuenth day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in haruest thou shalt rest."
"Gustave. (Gets up.) What? I believe you are wearing my earings yet!"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

earings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

earring

Synonyms

head earing reef earing

Rhymes With

hearing appearing clearing steering cheering tearing fearing gearing endearing pivot gearing earring peering

Questions

How do you pronounce earing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/.
What does earing mean?: A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.

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