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- [fel]
- /fɛl/
- /fel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fel]
- /fɛl/
Definitions of felling word
- verb felling simple past tense of fall. 1
- verb with object felling to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall: to fell a moose; to fell a tree. 1
- verb with object felling Sewing. to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat. 1
- noun felling Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season. 1
- noun felling Sewing. a seam finished by felling. 1
- noun felling Present participle of fell. 1
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Origin of felling
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fellen, Old English fellan, causative of feallan to fall; cognate with Gothic falljan to cause to fall
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Parts of speech for Felling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
felling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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.
felling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with felling
- how much does tree felling cost?
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