Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meys]
- /meɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [meys]
- /meɪs/
Definitions of macing word
- verb with object macing (sometimes lowercase) to attack with Mace spray. 1
- noun macing Present participle of mace. 1
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Origin of macing
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; probably from mace1 (in the sense “clublike weapon”)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Macing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
macing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% 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.
macing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with macing
- what is macing?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
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