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Definitions: ABHORRING |
ABHORRINGNoun1. Object of abhorrence. 2. Detestation. Personal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Abhor |
Date "ABHORRING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Crosswords: ABHORRING |
| English words defined with "ABHORRING": Loathful. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | This I would not be prevailed on to accept, abhorring to cover myself with any thing that had been on the back of a Yahoo. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "ABHORRING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ABHORRING" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 100% | 9 | 117,287 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
abhorring | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ABHORRING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | abhorrant. (various references) | |
German | verabscheuend (abhoring, abominating, detesting, loathing, nauseating). (various references) | |
Italian | aborrendo. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abhorringay.(various references) | |
Spanish | aborreciente. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 66, Verse 24 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai exeleusontai kai oyontai ta kwla twn anqrwpwn twn parabebhkotwn en emoi o gar skwlhx autwn ou teleuthsei kai to pur autwn ou sbesqhsetai kai esontai eiV orasin pash sarki . |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And `gon out shuln, and seen the careynes of men, that trespasiden ayen me; the werm of them shal not die, and the fir of hem shal not be quenchid; and thei shul be in to filling of siyt to alle flesh. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they will go out to see the dead bodies of the men who have done evil against me: for their worm will ever be living, and their fire will never be put out, and they will be a thing of fear to all flesh. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 66, Verse 24 |
| Bulgarian | И като излизат те ще видят труповете на човеците, Които са престъпили против Мене; Защото техният червей няма да умре, Нито ще угасне огънят им; И те ще бъдат гнусни на всяка твар. |
| Chinese | 他 們 必 出 去 觀 看 那 些 違 背 我 人 的 屍 首 ． 為 他 們 的 蟲 是 不 死 的 、 他 們 的 火 是 不 滅 的 ． 凡 有 血 氣 的 、 都 必 憎 惡 他 們 。 |
| Croatian | Izlazeæi, gledat æu trupla ljudi koji se od mene odmetnuše: crv njihov neæe umrijeti i njihov se oganj neæe ugasiti - bit æe na gadost svim ljudima. |
| Danish | og man går ud for at se på Ligene af de Mænd, der faldt fra mig; thi deres Orm dør ikke, og deres Ild slukkes ikke; de er alt Kød en Gru. |
| Dutch | En zij zullen henen uitgaan, en zij zullen de dode lichamen der lieden zien, die tegen Mij overtreden hebben; want hun worm zal niet sterven, en hun vuur zal niet uitgeblust worden, en zij zullen allen vlees een afgrijzing wezen. |
| Finnish | |
| French | Et quand on sortira, on verra Les cadavres des hommes qui se sont rebellés contre moi; Car leur ver ne mourra point, et leur feu ne s`éteindra point; Et ils seront pour toute chair un objet d`horreur. |
| German | Und sie werden hinausgehen und schauen die Leichname der Leute, die an mir übel gehandelt haben; denn ihr Wurm wird nicht sterben, und ihr Feuer nicht verlöschen, und werden allem Fleisch ein Greuel sein. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè y'ap kite lavil la, y'a wè kadav moun ki te vire do ban mwen yo. Vè k'ap manje yo p'ap janm mouri, dife k'ap boule yo a p'ap janm tenyen. Tout moun sou latè pral gen kè plen lè y'a wè sa! |
| Hungarian | És kimenvén, látni fogják azoknak holttesteit, a kik ellenem vétkeztek, mert az õ férgök meg nem hal és tüzök el nem aluszik, és minden test elõtt borzadásul lesznek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Waktu berangkat, mereka akan melihat mayat orang-orang yang telah berontak terhadap-Ku. Ulat yang memakan bangkai mereka tak akan mati, dan api yang membakar mereka tak akan padam; suatu pemandangan yang mengerikan bagi semua orang." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka apabila mereka itu ke luar, mereka itu akan melihat bangkai segala orang yang sudah mendurhaka kepada-Ku, dan bagaimana cacingnya tiada mati dan apinya tiada dipadamkan, dan mereka itu menjadi suatu tamasya yang hebat bagi segala manusia! |
| Italian | Uscendo, vedranno i cadaveri degli uomini che si sono ribellati contro di me; poiché il loro verme non morir , il loro fuoco non si spegner e saranno un abominio per tutti». |
| Korean | 그 " 이 나 가 서 내 게 패 역 한 자 " 의 시 체 " 을 볼 것 이 라 그 벌 가 죽 지 아 니 하 며 그 불 이 꺼 지 지 아 니 하 여 모 " 혈 육 에 게 가 증 함 이 되 리 라 |
| Maori | A ka haere atu ratou, ka matakitaki ki nga tinana o nga tangata i he nei ki ahau: e kore hoki to ratou kutukutu e mate, e kore ano to ratou ahi e tineia, a hei mea whakarihariha ratou ki nga kikokiko katoa. |
| Modern Greek | Και θελουσιν εξελθει και ιδει τα κωλα των ανθρωπων, οιτινες εσταθησαν παραβαται εναντιον μου· διοτι ο σκωληξ αυτων δεν θελει τελευτησει και το πυρ αυτων δεν θελει σβεσθη· και θελουσιν εισθαι βδελυγμα εις πασαν σαρκα. |
| Norwegian | Og de skal gå ut og se på de døde kropper av de menn som er falt fra mig; for deres orm skal ikke dø, og deres ild skal ikke slukkes, og de skal være en gru for alt kjød. |
| Portuguese | E sairão, e verão os cadáveres dos homens que transgrediram contra mim; porque o seu verme nunca morrerá, nem o seu fogo se apagará; e eles serão um horror para toda a carne. |
| Rumanian | ,Wi cknd vor iewi, vor vedea trupurile moarte ale oamenilor cari s`au rqzvrqtit kmpotriva Mea; cqci vermele lor nu va muri, wi focul lor nu se va stinge; wi vor fi o pricinq de groazq pentru orice fqpturq.` |
| Russian | й 'Х"ХФ ЧЩИП"ЙФШ Й ХЧЙ"СФ ФТХ Щ МА"ЕК, ПФУФХ ЙЧЫЙИ ПФ нЕОС: Й'П ЮЕТЧШ ЙИ ОЕ ХНТЕФ, Й ПЗПОШ ЙИ ОЕ ХЗБУОЕФ; Й 'Х"ХФ ПОЙ НЕТЪПУФША "МС ЧУСЛПК МПФЙ. |
| Spanish | Entonces saldrán y verán los cadáveres de los hombres que se rebelaron contra mí; porque su gusano nunca morirá, ni su fuego se apagará. Y serán un horror para todo mortal." |
| Swedish | Och man skall gå ut och se med lust, huru de människor, som avföllo från mig, nu ligga där döda; ty deras mask skall icke dö, och deras eld skall icke utsläckas, och de skola vara till vämjelse för allt kött. |
| Thai | และเขาจะออกไปมอง"ูซากศพของคนที่ไ"้ละเมิ"ต่อเรา เพราะว่าหนอนของคนเหล่านี้จะไม่ตายไป ไฟของเขาจะไม่"ับ และเขาจะเป็นที่น่าสะอิ"สะเอียนต่อเนื้อหนังทั้งสิ้น" |
| Ukrainian | І вийдуть вони та й побачать ті трупи людей, що відпали від Мене, бо їхня черва не помре й не погасне огонь їхній, і стануть вони за гидоту для кожного тіла! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"ABHORRING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abhering. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: harboring. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-g-h-i-n-o-r-r" | |
-2 letters: barring, bighorn, hagborn, roaring. | |
-3 letters: bagnio, baring, barong, barrio, boring, brogan, gabion, garron, gharri, harbor, haring, oaring, onagri, orbing, origan, raring, robing. | |
-4 letters: abhor, arbor, argon, bairn, baron, bhang, bingo, bogan, boing, brain, briar, bring, garni, giron, gnarr, goban, gonia, grain, groan, groin, hogan, noria, ohing, orang, organ, rhino, rigor, robin. | |
-5 letters: abri, agin, agio, agon, airn, bang, bani, barn, birr, boar, bong, bora, born, brag, bran, brig, brin, brio, gain, garb, girn, giro, gnar, grab, gran, grin, hair, hang, hoar, hong, hora, horn, inro, iron, naoi, nigh, noir, nori, obia, ohia, orra, ragi, rain, rang, rani, ring, roan, roar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-g-h-i-n-o-r-r" | |
+1 letter: harbouring. | |
+3 letters: charbroiling. | |
+4 letters: overbreathing. | |
+5 letters: overbreathings, wheelbarrowing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 42 48 4F 52 52 49 4E 47 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... .... --- .-. .-. .. -. --. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000010 01001000 01001111 01010010 01010010 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A B H O R R I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0042 0048 004F 0052 0052 0049 004E 0047 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)353642495252434841 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Bible Trace 8. Derivations | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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