vailing

vail

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [veyl]
- /veɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [veyl]
- /veɪl/

Definitions of vailing word

verb with object vailing to veil. 1
noun vailing a veil. 1
verb vailing present participle of vail. 0

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Origin of vailing

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English valen, aphetic variant of avalen (now obsolete) < Middle French avaler to move down, verbal derivative of phrase a val down (literally, to the valley) (a to (< Latin ad) + val vale)

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Parts of speech for Vailing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vailing

vailing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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vailing usage trend in Literature

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