branking

brank

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brangk]
- /bræŋk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brangk]
- /bræŋk/

Definitions of branking word

verb without object branking to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing. 1
verb without object branking to bridle; restrain. 1
verb branking present participle of brank. 0

See all 3 definitions of branking

Information block about the term

Origin of branking

First appearance:

before 1500

One of the 26% oldest English words

1500-50; (def 1) of uncertain origin; possibly related to German prangen “to adorn oneself, brag”; compare Middle High German brangen, brankieren; possibly 1550-1600; (def 2) of uncertain origin; probably a back formation from Scots branks “a bridle for restraining a scold”

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Branking

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Branking

branking popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

branking usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer