Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legging

/ˈlɛɡ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: leg-ging
IPA: /ˈlɛɡ.ɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.

noun

Stretchy tight-fitting pants often worn by women or for exercise.

noun

One of the legs of a pair of trousers.

noun

The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

verb

present participle and gerund of leg

Example Sentences

"Take the legging and turn up the cuff."
"As a practical matter, you cannot put on these positions simultaneously at reasonable prices. In order to achieve these positions at a reasonable risk/reward profile, you must put the positions in a series of separate trades. This process is called legging."

Etymology

From leg + -ing.

Inflected Forms

leggings (plural) leggin (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

belegginged jeggings legginged meggings treggings bootlegging

Phrases

ferret-legging legging it peg-legging

Synonyms

leging leg covering

Rhymes With

begging pegging egging

Questions

How do you pronounce legging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛɡ.ɪŋ/.
What does legging mean?: A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.
Where does legging come from?: From leg + -ing.

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