Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filching

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: filch-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of filch

noun

The act of one who filches; theft.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Truly, the worships of the Mystery wandered as did men, and between filchings and borrowings the gods had as vagabond a time of it as did we."

Etymology

From filch + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

filchings (plural)

Questions

What does filching mean?: present participle and gerund of filch
Where does filching come from?: From filch + -ing.

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