Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pawling

/pˈɔlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: pawl-ing
IPA: /pˈɔlɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pawl

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

name

A town and village therein, in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

Etymology

A variant of Paulin. In New York State, the name originated as a misprint of Pauling, which was never corrected.

Homonyms

pauling

Rhymes With

calling installing crawling appalling recalling hauling sprawling stalling smalling balling brawling walling

Questions

How do you pronounce pawling?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɔlɪŋ/.
What does pawling mean?: present participle and gerund of pawl
Where does pawling come from?: A variant of Paulin. In New York State, the name originated as a misprint of Pauling, which was never corrected.

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