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- [frok]
- /frɒk/
- /ˈfrɒkɪŋ /
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- [frok]
- /frɒk/
Definitions of frocking word
- noun frocking a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman. 1
- noun frocking a loose outer garment worn by peasants and workers; smock. 1
- noun frocking a coarse outer garment with large sleeves, worn by monks. 1
- noun frocking frock coat. 1
- verb with object frocking to provide with, or clothe in, a frock. 1
- verb with object frocking to invest with priestly or clerical office. 1
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Origin of frocking
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English froke < Old French froc < Frankish; compare Old Saxon, Old High German hroc coat
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Parts of speech for Frocking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frocking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% 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.
frocking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frocking
verb frocking
- appoint — If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
- anoint — To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
- nominate — to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
- bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
- consecrate — When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop.
Antonyms for frocking
verb frocking
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
noun frocking
- disfrocking — Present participle of disfrock.
Top questions with frocking
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