Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frilling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frilling
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of frill

noun

A frilled ornamentation on clothing.

Example Sentences

"So she sat, corpselike, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper."

Inflected Forms

frillings (plural)

Questions

What does frilling mean?: present participle and gerund of frill

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