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Definition: GRAYLING |
GRAYLINGAdjective1. An American fish of the genus Thymallus, having similar habits to the above; one species (T. Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone region. 2. A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; -- called also umber. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish. |
Date "GRAYLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1916. (references) |
Note: Grayling \Gray"ling\, noun. [From Gray, adjective]. (references) |
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Grayling is a city located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 194.Geography
Grayling is located at 62°54'38" North, 160°4'2" West (62.910472, -160.067250)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.3 km² (10.9 mi²). 28.3 km² (10.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.09% is water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 194 people, 51 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The population density is 6.9/km² (17.7/mi²). There are 63 housing units at an average density of 2.2/km² (5.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 7.22% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 88.14% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 4.12% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 51 households out of which 47.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% are married couples living together, 19.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% are non-families. 21.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.80 and the average family size is 4.39. In the city the population is spread out with 46.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 20 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 116.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $21,875, and the median income for a family is $18,750. Males have a median income of $21,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $7,049. 64.5% of the population and 62.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 82.9% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grayling, Alaska."
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Grayling is a city located in Crawford County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,952. It is the county seat of Crawford County6.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,952 people, 828 households, and 481 families residing in the city. The population density is 375.0/km² (972.1/mi²). There are 895 housing units at an average density of 171.9/km² (445.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.88% White, 0.51% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 828 households out of which 30.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% are married couples living together, 16.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% are non-families. 38.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.24 and the average family size is 2.94. In the city the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 78.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 70.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $24,250, and the median income for a family is $29,850. Males have a median income of $29,167 versus $20,060 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,089. 21.8% of the population and 21.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 29.5% are under the age of 18 and 17.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grayling, Michigan."
Crosswords: GRAYLING |
| English words defined with "GRAYLING": Burnt umber ♦ Upokororo. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "GRAYLING": Herring. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Alaska grayling. In: "The Fishes of Alaska." Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVI, 1906. P. 360, Plate XLI. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Angler with an Arctic grayling. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Plate 194. The Grayling. thymallus tricolor, Cope. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |  | Plate 195. The Alaska Grayling. Thymallus signifer, Richardson. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
 | Fisherman and Grayling. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library. |  | George Warner and Arctic Grayling. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library. |
 | Grayling. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Motor boat Grayling. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | U.S. Michigan Guard, Grayling, Mich., August 1921. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mobilization Camp, Grayling, Mich., August 1917. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "GRAYLING" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 63.16% of the time. "GRAYLING" is used about 19 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 |
| Noun (proper) | 63.16% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 26.32% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (singular) | 5.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 5.26% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 19 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Grayling, AK (city, FIPS 30060) 2. Grayling, MI (city, FIPS 34640) |
| 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. |
| Language | Translations for "GRAYLING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | التيمالوس سمك. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | 'ид Пеперуда, 'ид иба От Сем. На Сьомгите. (various references) | |
Czech | Lipan. (various references) | |
Danish | stalling (stalling). (various references) | |
Dutch | vlagzalm, ridder (cavalier, knight), ombervis (arctic char, corb, creaker, croaker, jewfish, maigre, meagre, mountain trout, salmon trout, shadefish, shade-fish, shi drum). (various references) | |
Finnish | harjus. (various references) | |
French | umbra, oumbre, Ombre De Rivière (grayfish), ombre commun, Ombre, \TLV. (various references) | |
German | Zeitasch, Strommaräne, Springer (diver, jumper, knight, stand in, vaulter), Perpel, Mailing, Harr, Europäische Äsche, Auch (Also, as well, even, likewise, so, too), Asche (ash, ashes, cinder, cinders, ember, ruins, slag), Äsche. (various references) | |
Greek | Είδοσ εστρόφασ, θύμαλλος, θύμαλος. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Pér. (various references) | |
Italian | temolo. (various references) | |
Manx | foillican lheeah, eeast lheeah. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aylinggray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | peixe-sombra. (various references) | |
Russian | Хариус. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | lipen. (various references) | |
Spanish | tímalo. (various references) | |
Swedish | harr. (various references) | |
Turkish | Gölge Balığı. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Thymallus thymallus, Thymallus thymallus (Linnaeus), Thymallus vexillifer. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "GRAYLING": graylings. (additional references) | |
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"GRAYLING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Gaylani, grailing, Greylorn. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "GRAYLING" (pronounced grā"ling) |
| 5 | -r ā" l i ng | derailing, railing, trailing. |
| 4 | -ā" l i ng | ailing, assailing, bailing, baling, curtailing, detailing, entailing, failing, flailing, hailing, inhaling, jailing, mailing, nailing, prevailing, regaling, sailing, scaling, surveilling, tailing, unavailing, unfailing, unveiling, veiling, wailing, whaling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ambling, angling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, 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, cancelling, 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, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, 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, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, 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, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, 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, rustling, saddling, sampling, Sandling, sapling, 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, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unwilling, waffling, waggling, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: ragingly. | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-g-i-l-n-r-y" | |
-1 letter: angrily, argling, glaring, graying. | |
-2 letters: gainly, gangly, gingal, glairy, gnarly, grainy, gyring, laying, raging, raying. | |
-3 letters: aging, algin, align, angry, argil, gaily, garni, girly, glair, glary, gnarl, grail, grain, gyral, inlay, liang, ligan, linga, lingy, lying, naggy, raggy, rainy, rangy, riyal. | |
-4 letters: agin, agly, airn, airy, anil, aril, aryl, ayin, gain, gang, giga, girl. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-g-i-l-n-r-y" | |
+1 letter: glaringly, gratingly, graylings. | |
+2 letters: draggingly, gallerying, graspingly. | |
+3 letters: degradingly. | |
+4 letters: ballyragging, bullyragging, gratifyingly, staggeringly, swaggeringly. | |
+5 letters: disparagingly, encouragingly, glycerinating, laryngologies, playwrighting. | |
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