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glairing

glair
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glair]
    • /glɛər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [glair]
    • /glɛər/

Definitions of glairing word

  • noun glairing the white of an egg. 1
  • noun glairing a glaze or size made of egg white. 1
  • noun glairing any viscous substance like egg white. 1
  • abbreviation GLAIRING glair. 1
  • noun glairing Present participle of glair. 1

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Origin of glairing

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English glaire < Old French: white of an egg < Vulgar Latin *clāria; compare Latin clārus clear

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Parts of speech for Glairing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

glairing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

glairing usage trend in Literature

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