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- [kuhl]
- /kʌl/
- /kʌl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhl]
- /kʌl/
Definitions of culling word
- noun culling the reduction of the size of an animal population 3
- noun culling killing 3
- verb with object culling to choose; select; pick. 1
- verb with object culling to gather the choice things or parts from. 1
- verb with object culling to collect; gather; pluck. 1
- noun culling act of culling. 1
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Origin of culling
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English coilen, cuilen, cullen < Anglo-French, Old French cuillir < Latin colligere to gather; see collect1
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Parts of speech for Culling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
culling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
culling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for culling
noun culling
- druthers — one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- pickings — the act of a person or thing that picks.
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