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- [red-ing]
- /ˈrɛd ɪŋ/
- /ˈred.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [red-ing]
- /ˈrɛd ɪŋ/
Definitions of redding word
- noun redding a city in N California. 1
- abbreviation REDDING redd1 . 1
- noun redding Otis. 1941–67, US soul singer and songwriter. His recordings include "Respect" (1965), Dictionary of Soul (1966), and "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" (1968) 0
- noun redding city in N Calif.: pop. 81,000 0
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Origin of redding
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; apparently conflation of 2 words: Middle English (Scots) reden to clear, clean up (a space, land), Old English gerǣdan to put in order (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German rêden, reiden; akin to ready); and Middle English (Scots) redden to rid, free, clear, Old English hreddan to save, deliver, rescue (cognate with Old Frisian hredda, German retten)
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Parts of speech for Redding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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redding 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
redding usage trend in Literature
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