Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seej]
- /sidʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [seej]
- /sidʒ/
Definitions of sieging word
- noun sieging the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible. 1
- noun sieging any prolonged or persistent effort to overcome resistance. 1
- noun sieging a series of illnesses, troubles, or annoyances besetting a person or group: a siege of head colds. 1
- noun sieging a prolonged period of trouble or annoyance. 1
- noun sieging Also, sedge. Ornithology. a flock of herons. the station of a heron at prey. 1
- noun sieging the shelf or floor of a glassmaking furnace on which the glass pots are set. 1
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Origin of sieging
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English sege < Old French: seat, noun derivative of siegier < Vulgar Latin *sedicāre to set, derivative of Latin sedēre to sit1; (v.) Middle English segen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Sieging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sieging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sieging usage trend in Literature
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