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freshing

fresh
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fresh]
    • /frɛʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fresh]
    • /frɛʃ/

Definitions of freshing word

  • adjective freshing newly made or obtained: fresh footprints. 1
  • adjective freshing recently arrived; just come: fresh from school. 1
  • adjective freshing new; not previously known, met with, etc.; novel: to uncover fresh facts; to seek fresh experiences. 1
  • adjective freshing additional or further: fresh supplies. 1
  • adjective freshing not salty, as water. 1
  • adjective freshing retaining the original properties unimpaired; not stale or spoiled: Is the milk still fresh? 1

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Origin of freshing

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English fersc; cognate with Old Frisian fersk, Old High German frisc (German frisch), Old Norse ferskr

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Parts of speech for Freshing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

freshing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

freshing usage trend in Literature

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