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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rilling

/ɹˈɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
rilling
IPA
/ɹˈɪlɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rill

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rilling.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Rillings (plural)

Rhymes With

killing willing filling drilling fulfilling unwilling chilling thrilling billing spilling milling shilling

Questions

How do you pronounce rilling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪlɪŋ/.
What does rilling mean?
present participle and gerund of rill
Where does rilling come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce rilling

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