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- [lahy-ning]
- /ˈlaɪ nɪŋ/
- /ˈlaɪ.nɪŋ/
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- [lahy-ning]
- /ˈlaɪ nɪŋ/
Definitions of lining word
- noun lining a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood. 1
- verb without object lining to take a position in a line; range (often followed by up): to line up before the start of a parade. 1
- verb without object lining Baseball. to hit a line drive. to line out. 1
- verb with object lining to cover the inner side or surface of: to line the coat with blue silk. 1
- verb with object lining to serve to cover: Velvet draperies lined the walls of the room. 1
- verb with object lining to furnish or fill: to line shelves with provisions. 1
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Origin of lining
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, lining is from the late Middle English word lynyng. See line2, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Lining
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lining 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".
lining usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lining
noun lining
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- stuffing — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- padding — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- filling — a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.