frenching

French

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french]
- /frɛntʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french]
- /frɛntʃ/

Definitions of frenching word

adjective frenching of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking. 1
noun frenching the people of France and their direct descendants. 1
noun frenching a Romance language spoken in France, parts of Belgium and Switzerland, and in areas colonized after 1500 by France. 1
verb with object frenching (often lowercase) to prepare (food) according to a French method. 1
verb with object frenching (often lowercase) to cut (snap beans) into slivers or thin strips before cooking. 1
verb with object frenching (often lowercase) to trim the meat from the end of (a rib chop). 1

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Origin of frenching

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

before 1150; Middle English Frensh, French, Old English Frenc(sc). See Frank, -ish1

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Parts of speech for Frenching

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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frenching popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for frenching

verb frenching

blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
greet — to lament; bewail.
smack — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.

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