Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [steyl]
- /steɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [steyl]
- /steɪl/
Definitions of staling word
- adjective staling not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread. 1
- adjective staling musty; stagnant: stale air. 1
- adjective staling having lost novelty or interest; hackneyed; trite: a stale joke. 1
- adjective staling having lost freshness, vigor, quick intelligence, initiative, or the like, as from overstrain, boredom, or surfeit: He had grown stale on the job and needed a long vacation. 1
- adjective staling Law. having lost force or effectiveness through absence of action, as a claim. 1
- verb without object staling (of livestock, especially horses) to urinate. 1
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Origin of staling
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch stel in same sense; perhaps akin to stand or to stale2
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Parts of speech for Staling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
staling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% 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.
staling usage trend in Literature
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