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- [shil-ing]
- /ˈʃɪl ɪŋ/
- /ˈʃɪl.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shil-ing]
- /ˈʃɪl ɪŋ/
Definitions of shilling word
- noun shilling a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc. 1
- noun shilling a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty. 1
- verb without object shilling to work as a shill: He shills for a large casino. 1
- verb with object shilling to advertise or promote (a product) as or in the manner of a huckster; hustle: He was hired to shill a new TV show. 1
- countable noun shilling A shilling was a unit of money that was used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound. 0
- noun shilling a former British and Australian silver or cupronickel coin worth one twentieth of a pound: not minted in Britain since 1970 0
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Origin of shilling
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English scilling; cognate with Dutch schelling, German Schilling, Old Norse skillingr, Gothic skillings
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Parts of speech for Shilling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shilling 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shilling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shilling
verb shilling
- wile — a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
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