Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threshing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: thresh-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of thresh

noun

The process by which something is threshed.

Etymology

From Middle English thresshyng; equivalent to thresh + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thresshyng

Inflected Forms

threshings (plural)

Phrases

threshing board threshing floor threshing machine threshing roller threshing sled threshing sledge

Synonyms

thrashing

Questions

What does threshing mean?: present participle and gerund of thresh
Where does threshing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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