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- [lawr-ding]
- /ˈlɔr dɪŋ/
- /lɔːd/
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- [lawr-ding]
- /ˈlɔr dɪŋ/
Definitions of lording word
- abbreviation LORDING lord. 1
- noun lording Often, lordings. lords; sirs; gentlemen (often used as a term of address). 1
- noun lording (archaic) lord. 1
- noun lording a gentleman; lord: used in the plural as a form of address 0
- abbreviation LORDING lordling 0
- noun lording a lord 0
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Origin of lording
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English; Old English hlāfording prince, literally, offspring of a lord, equivalent to hlāford lord + -ing -ing3
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Parts of speech for Lording
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lording popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lording usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lording
verb lording
- sashay — to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly: She just sashayed in as if she owned the place.
- strut — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
- prance — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- gloat — to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
- bluster — If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
interj lording
- dear me — surprise
- gee — to agree; get along.
- golly — Used to express surprise or delight.
- goodness gracious — (Idiomatic) (euphemistic, dated) Oh my God.
Antonyms for lording
verb lording
- deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with l
- Words starting with lo
- Words starting with lor
- Words starting with lord
- Words starting with lordi
- Words starting with lordin
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