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woking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
wok-ing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wok

name

A town in the borough of Woking, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0058).

name

A local government district with borough status in Surrey, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.

name

A hamlet in Saddle Hills County, Alberta, Canada.

Etymology

From the Old English tribe name *Woc(c)ingas, from the personal name *Woc(c)a + -ingas (“relating to”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Old Woking

Questions

What does woking mean?
present participle and gerund of wok
Where does woking come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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