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lamping

/lˈæmpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
lamp-ing
IPA
/lˈæmpɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of hunting at night, during which bright lights or lamps are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.

British usage; Uncountable

adj

Bright, flashing, resplendent.

Archaic

verb

present participle and gerund of lamp

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lamp + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lampings (plural)

Rhymes With

camping stamping damping clamping cramping ramping revamping tramping tamping

Questions

How do you pronounce lamping?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈæmpɪŋ/.
What does lamping mean?
A form of hunting at night, during which bright lights or lamps are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.
Where does lamping come from?
From lamp + -ing.

How to pronounce lamping

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