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- [si-kreet]
- /sɪˈkrit/
- /sɪˈkriːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-kreet]
- /sɪˈkrit/
Definition of secreting word
- verb with object secreting to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk. 1
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Origin of secreting
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; back formation from secretion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Secreting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
secreting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
secreting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with secreting
- what hormone is the adrenal medulla responsible for secreting?
- what is lined with mucous secreting cells called the mucosa?
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