fobbing

fob

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fob]
- /fɒb/
- /ˈfɒb.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fob]
- /fɒb/

Definitions of fobbing word

verb with object fobbing Archaic. to cheat; deceive. 1
noun fobbing Present participle of fob. 1

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Origin of fobbing

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English fobben; cognate with German foppen to delude; cf. fob1

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Parts of speech for Fobbing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fobbing

fobbing 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fobbing usage trend in Literature

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