Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanling

/ˈtænlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ling
IPA: /ˈtænlɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who has been tanned by the sun.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"To have the courtesy your cradle promised, / But to be still hot Summer's tanlings, and / The shrinking slaves of Winter."

Etymology

From tan + -ling.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

tanlings (plural)

Phrases

sun worshipper

Frequently Paired Words

sunbather sun worshipper

Rhymes With

fanling manling

Questions

How do you pronounce tanling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtænlɪŋ/.
What does tanling mean?: One who has been tanned by the sun.
Where does tanling come from?: From tan + -ling.

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