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- [fohld]
- /foʊld/
- /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fohld]
- /foʊld/
Definitions of folding word
- verb with object folding to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold. 1
- verb without object folding to be folded or be capable of folding: The doors fold back. 1
- verb without object folding Cards. to place one's cards facedown so as to withdraw from the play. 1
- verb without object folding Informal. to fail in business; be forced to close: The newspaper folded after 76 years. 1
- verb without object folding Informal. to yield or give in: Dad folded and said we could go after all. 1
- noun folding an enclosure for sheep or, occasionally, other domestic animals. 1
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Origin of folding
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English folden, falden, Old English faldan; cognate with G. falten; (v.) Middle English fald, derivative of the n.; akin to Latin plicāre to fold, plectere to plait, twine, Greek plékein; cf. -fold
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Parts of speech for Folding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
folding 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
folding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for folding
adjective folding
- portable — portability
- foldaway — designed to be folded out of the way when not in use: a foldaway bed.
- collapsible — A collapsible object is designed to be folded flat when it is not being used.
- hinged — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- compact — Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
noun folding
- redness — the quality or state of being red.
- fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- efflorescence — the state or a period of flowering.
- anthesis — the time when a flower becomes sexually functional
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
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