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- [adjective brey-kee-it, -eyt, brak-ee-; verb brey-kee-eyt, brak-ee-]
- /adjective ˈbreɪ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈbræk i-; verb ˈbreɪ kiˌeɪt, ˈbræk i-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [adjective brey-kee-it, -eyt, brak-ee-; verb brey-kee-eyt, brak-ee-]
- /adjective ˈbreɪ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈbræk i-; verb ˈbreɪ kiˌeɪt, ˈbræk i-/
Definitions of brachiating word
- adjective brachiating Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs. 1
- adjective brachiating Zoology. having arms. 1
- verb without object brachiating to progress by means of brachiation. 1
- verb brachiating present participle of brachiate. 0
- adjective brachiating That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms. 0
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Origin of brachiating
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35, brachiate is from the Latin word brāchiātus with branches like arms. See brachi-, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Brachiating
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brachiating popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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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