streeking

streek·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stree-king]
- /ˈstri kɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stree-king]
- /ˈstri kɪŋ/

Definitions of streeking word

noun streeking the act of stretching one's limbs, as on awakening or by exercise. 1
verb with object streeking to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise. 1
verb with object streeking to extend (one's hand or arm), as in reaching for or offering an object. 1
verb with object streeking to stretch out or prepare (a corpse) for burial. 1
verb without object streeking to fall or lie prostrate. 1
verb without object streeking to move quickly, especially to advance. 1

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Origin of streeking

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

First recorded in 1300-50, streeking is from the Middle English word streekynge. See streek, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Streeking

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Streeking

streeking popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.

streeking usage trend in Literature

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