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- [fou-ling]
- /ˈfaʊ lɪŋ/
- /ˈfaʊl.ɪŋ/
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- [fou-ling]
- /ˈfaʊ lɪŋ/
Definitions of fowling word
- noun fowling the practice or sport of shooting or snaring birds. 1
- noun plural fowling the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Compare domestic fowl. 1
- noun plural fowling any of several other, usually gallinaceous, birds that are barnyard, domesticated, or wild, as the duck, turkey, or pheasant. 1
- noun plural fowling (in market and household use) a full-grown domestic fowl for food purposes, as distinguished from a chicken or young fowl. 1
- noun plural fowling the flesh or meat of a domestic fowl. 1
- noun plural fowling any bird (used chiefly in combination): waterfowl; wildfowl. 1
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Origin of fowling
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, fowling is from the late Middle English word foulynge. See fowl, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Fowling
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fowling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fowling
noun fowling
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- sporting — of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing.
- fishery — a place where fish are bred; fish hatchery.
- angling — Angling is the activity or sport of fishing with a fishing rod.
- fishing — the act of catching fish.
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