paling

[ pey-ling ]

/ ˈpeɪ lɪŋ /

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noun

Also called paling fence . picket fence.

a pale or picket for a fence.

pales collectively.

the act of building a fence with pales.

Origin of paling

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at pale², -ing¹

Words nearby paling

palimpsest, palimscope, palindrome, palindromia, palindromic, paling, palingenesis, palingenesist, palinka, palinode, palinopsia

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Example sentences from the Web for paling

She bowed her head and wiped away the tears that moistened her now paling cheeks.
Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross|Alice B. Emerson
Miss Sally took the articles without a tremor, or the least deepening or paling of the delicate, faint suffusion of her cheek.
Sally Dows and Other Stories|Bret Harte
Away to the left of the pine-tree, the moon had floated up, soft, barely visible in the paling sky.
Beyond|John Galsworthy
Meanwhile the night advanced; the stars were paling away in the celestial depths, and the moon "downing."
The Treasure of Pearls|Gustave Aimard

It had a neglected yard around it, with paling fence that needed straightening up, in places, and a gate that would stay shut.
The American Claimant|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for paling

paling

/ (ˈpeɪlɪŋ) /

noun

a fence made of pales

pales collectively

a single pale

the act of erecting pales

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单词	paling
释义	paling [ pey-ling ] / ˈpeɪ lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paling ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called paling fence . picket fence. a pale or picket for a fence. pales collectively. the act of building a fence with pales. Origin of paling Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at pale², -ing¹ Words nearby paling palimpsest, palimscope, palindrome, palindromia, palindromic, paling, palingenesis, palingenesist, palinka, palinode, palinopsia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paling She bowed her head and wiped away the tears that moistened her now paling cheeks. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross\|Alice B. Emerson Miss Sally took the articles without a tremor, or the least deepening or paling of the delicate, faint suffusion of her cheek. Sally Dows and Other Stories\|Bret Harte Away to the left of the pine-tree, the moon had floated up, soft, barely visible in the paling sky. Beyond\|John Galsworthy Meanwhile the night advanced; the stars were paling away in the celestial depths, and the moon "downing." The Treasure of Pearls\|Gustave Aimard It had a neglected yard around it, with paling fence that needed straightening up, in places, and a gate that would stay shut. The American Claimant\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for paling paling / (ˈpeɪlɪŋ) / noun a fence made of pales pales collectively a single pale the act of erecting pales Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to paling blanch, dim, tarnish, muddy, faint, lessen, decrease, whiten, fade, diminish, dull
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paling

noun

Origin of paling

Words nearby paling

Example sentences from the Web for paling

British Dictionary definitions for paling

noun

Words related to paling