sklent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sklent]
- /sklɛnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sklent]
- /sklɛnt/

Definitions of sklent word

noun sklent any slanting surface, as a slope. 1
noun sklent a sideways or oblique movement. 1
noun sklent a sideways glance. 1
verb without object sklent to move or lie on a slant. 1
verb without object sklent to deviate from a straight course. 1
verb without object sklent to deviate from the truth; lie. 1

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Origin of sklent

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

1505-15; earlier sklente (v.), variant of Middle English slenten to slant

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Parts of speech for Sklent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sklent

sklent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

sklent usage trend in Literature

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