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- \ˈklȯi-stər\
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- US Pronunciation
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- \ˈklȯi-stər\
Definition of cloistering word
- noun cloistering Present participle of cloister. 1
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Parts of speech for Cloistering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cloistering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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.
cloistering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cloistering
verb cloistering
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- isolate — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
- ostracise — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
- ostracize — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
Antonyms for cloistering
verb cloistering
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- desegregate — To desegregate something such as a place, institution, or service means to officially stop keeping the people who use it in separate groups, especially groups that are defined by race.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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