Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [changk]
- /tʃæŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [changk]
- /tʃæŋk/
Definitions of chanking word
- verb without object chanking to eat noisily or greedily. 1
- noun chanking (Slang) Food that is spat out, or otherwise rejected. 0
- verb chanking present participle of chank. 0
- adjective chanking (Slang) (Scotland) Extremely cold (about weather). 0
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Origin of chanking
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; expressive v. akin to champ1, chomp
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Parts of speech for Chanking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chanking popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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