tarring

tar

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahr]
- /tɑr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahr]
- /tɑr/

Definitions of tarring word

noun tarring any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood. 1
noun tarring coal-tar pitch. 1
noun tarring smoke solids or components: cigarette tar. 1
verb with object tarring to smear or cover with or as if with tar. 1
adjective tarring of or characteristic of tar. 1
adjective tarring covered or smeared with tar; tarred. 1

See all 10 definitions of tarring

Information block about the term

Origin of tarring

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English tarr(e), ter(re), Old English teru; cognate with Dutch, German teer, Old Norse tjara; akin to tree; (v.) Middle English terren, Old English tierwian, derivative of the noun

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tarring

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tarring

tarring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

tarring usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer