Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quilting

/kwˈɪltɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: quilt-ing
IPA: /kwˈɪltɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layer or layers of quilted padding.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The practice of creating quilts

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of quilt

Usage

Inflected Forms

quiltings (plural)

Phrases

quilting bee quilting needle

Rhymes With

tilting wilting

Questions

How do you pronounce quilting?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɪltɪŋ/.
What does quilting mean?: A layer or layers of quilted padding.

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