beastings

beast·ings

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bee-stingz]
- /ˈbi stɪŋz/
- /ˈbiːstɪŋz /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bee-stingz]
- /ˈbi stɪŋz/

Definitions of beastings word

abbreviation BEASTINGS beestings 3
noun beastings the first milk or colostrum of a mammal, especially a cow, after giving birth. 1
noun beastings Alternative spelling of beestings. 1

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Origin of beastings

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; late Middle English bestynge, Old English bȳsting, equivalent to bēost beestings (cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German biost, German Biest) + -ing -ing1

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Parts of speech for Beastings

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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beastings popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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.

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