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Definition: CANCELLING |
CANCELLING1. Of Cancel |
Date "CANCELLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Post & Telecom | Operation which consists in covering the stamp with a post office mark indicating the date and often the time; for mail with customers'franking, either meter mail or pre-paid mail, this operation consists of checking that all items are correctly marked. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: CANCELLING |
| English words defined with "CANCELLING": cancel, cancellation ♦ natural ♦ write-off. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CANCELLING": accumulative latching mechanical system ♦ cancelling release mechanical system ♦ invalidation sequence ♦ PEBKAC, PROgrammed Graph REwriting Systems. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
High Tech |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Postmaster cancelling stamps. Concho, Arizona.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Measures of transfer are those which have affected or will affect the ownership of enemy property by transferring it in whole or in part to a person other than the enemy owner, and without his consent, such as measures directing the sale, liquidation, or devolution of ownership in enemy property, or the cancelling of titles or securities. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "CANCELLING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 93.04% of the time. "CANCELLING" is used about 158 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) | 93.04% | 147 | 25,998 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 3.8% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.9% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.27% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 158 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "CANCELLING": cancelling release mechanical system. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "CANCELLING": self-cancelling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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| Language | Translations for "CANCELLING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 取消 (Cancel, Canceled, Canceling, Cancellation, Cancelled, Recision, revoke, Revoked, Revoking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stempling (stamping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | afstempelen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ohjelmoitu salpamekanismi (canceling release mechanical system, cancelling release mechanical system). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | oblitération, oblitérateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | löschend (destructive, erasing, quenching, scratching, slaking), annullierend (canceling), abblasend. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σφράγιση (sealing, stamping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מחיק" (cancellation, deletion, effacement, erasure, obliteration), בטול (abolition, annulment, cancellation, idle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cancellatura (erasure, obliteration), annullo (cancellation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 流会 (adjournment of a meeting, cancelling a meeting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | りゅうかい (adjournment of a meeting, cancelling a meeting, grain boundary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 취소 (Cancel, Canceling, Cancellation, Voiding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ancellingcay inutilização do selo. (various references) отменять отмена (cancel, undo). (various references) cancelando, cancelado (canceled, cancelled, off), matasellado. (various references) avföring (defecation, dung, evacuation, excretion, faecal matter, faeces, feces, movement, passage, removal, stool). (various references) iptal etme (surrender, vitiation), iptal (abatement, abolition, abrogation, annihilation, annulment, avoidance, cancel, cancellation, cassation, defeasance, defeat, dissolution, invalidation, nullification, nullity, recall, repeal, rescission, reversal, revocation, termination, void, withdrawal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "CANCELLING": precancelling. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CANCELLING" (pronounced ka"nsuling or ka"nsling) |
| 8 | k a" n s u l i ng | canceling. |
| 6 | -n s u l i ng | counseling, stenciling. |
| 5 | -s u l i ng | bristling, bustling, hassling, hustling, jostling, muscling, parceling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, boggling, bottling, bubbling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, cackling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, commingling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dangling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, idling, imperiling, initialing, intermingling, jiggling, juggling, labeling, leveling, mangling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mingling, mislabeling, modeling, mottling, muddling, mumbling, nibbling, paddling, paneling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, remodeling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, saddling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, strangling, struggling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tingling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, waggling, warbling, wiggling, wobbling, wrangling, wrinkling, yodeling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling. |
| 4 | -s l i ng | rustling, whistling, wrestling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-g-i-l-l-n-n" | |
-1 letter: canceling. | |
-2 letters: cleaning, enlacing. | |
-3 letters: aneling, angelic, anglice, calcine, calicle, calling, celling, eanling, encinal, galenic, gallein, lancing, leaning. | |
-4 letters: cancel, canine, caning, cannel, cannie, celiac, cicale, clinal, encina, gallic, genial, glance, incage, inlace, lacing, lienal, linage, lineal. | |
-5 letters: acing, agile, algin, alien, align, aline, angel, angle, anile, cecal, cella, celli, clang, clean, cline, cling, elain, genic, glace, glean, glial, ileac, ileal, inane, ingle, lance, legal, liane, liang, ligan, lilac, linac, linen, linga, nance. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-g-i-l-l-n-n" | |
+2 letters: concealingly. | |
+3 letters: precancelling. | |
+4 letters: hallucinogenic. | |
+5 letters: hallucinogenics. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 4E 43 45 4C 4C 49 4E 47 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- -. -.-. . .-.. .-.. .. -. --. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01000001 01001110 01000011 01000101 01001100 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A N C E L L I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 004E 0043 0045 004C 004C 0049 004E 0047 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37354837394646434841 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Historic 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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