Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poling

/pˈoʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: pol-ing
IPA: /pˈoʊlɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pole

noun

The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The operation of dispersing wormcasts over the walks with poles.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"the poling of beans"
"the poling of a boat"

Usage

Inflected Forms

polings (plural)

Phrases

double poling poling around poling boat

Homonyms

polling

Rhymes With

rolling controlling bowling polling scrolling trolling patrolling enrolling strolling growling tolling consoling

Questions

How do you pronounce poling?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊlɪŋ/.
What does poling mean?: present participle and gerund of pole

How to pronounce poling

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