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spiling

spil·ing
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spahy-ling]
    • /ˈspaɪ lɪŋ/
    • /spˈaɪlɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-ling]
    • /ˈspaɪ lɪŋ/

Definitions of spiling word

  • noun spiling a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot. 1
  • noun spiling a spout for conducting sap from the sugar maple. 1
  • noun spiling a heavy wooden stake or pile. 1
  • noun spiling Mining. forepole. 1
  • verb with object spiling to stop up (a hole) with a spile or peg. 1
  • verb with object spiling to furnish with a spigot or spout, as for drawing off a liquid. 1

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Origin of spiling

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; spile1 + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Spiling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spiling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

spiling usage trend in Literature

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