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festinating

fes·ti·nate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb fes-tuh-neyt; adjective fes-tuh-neyt, -nit]
    • /verb ˈfɛs təˌneɪt; adjective ˈfɛs təˌneɪt, -nɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb fes-tuh-neyt; adjective fes-tuh-neyt, -nit]
    • /verb ˈfɛs təˌneɪt; adjective ˈfɛs təˌneɪt, -nɪt/

Definitions of festinating word

  • adjective festinating hurried. 1
  • verb festinating present participle of festinate. 0

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Origin of festinating

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin festīnātus hurried, past participle of festināre; see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Festinating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

festinating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

festinating usage trend in Literature

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