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Definition: Trilling |
TrillingNoun1. United States literary critic (1905-1975). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Trilling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemistry | Cyclic crystal twin consisting of three individuals. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A cyclic crystal twin consisting of three individuals. CF:fourling;fiveling; eightling. Syn:treeling; trill. See also:threeling. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: TrillingSynonym: Lionel Trilling (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Trilling |
| Non-English Usage: "Trilling" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (flutter, quiver, quivering, vibration), Swedish (triplet). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Trilling" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 41.38% of the time. "Trilling" is used about 29 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) | 41.38% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 31.03% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 20.69% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Noun (singular) | 3.45% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 3.45% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 29 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Trilling" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Trilling | Last name | 130 | 59,584 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "Trilling": Lionel Trilling. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; 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 |
zoe trilling | 11 |
trilling | 6 |
lionel trilling | 5 |
nude trilling zoe | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Trilling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | trinjak (triplet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | drievoudig kristal (threeling, trill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kolmoiskide (threeling, trill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cristal triple (trill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | trillernd (quavering, warbling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τρίδυμος κρύσταλλος (threeling, trill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hármas ikrek egyike. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trigeminato (threeling, trill), gorgheggiamento. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | illingtray trilado, trigémeo (triplet), pronúncia rolada, cristal triplo (threeling, trill). (various references) близнец из тройни. (various references) triling. (various references) cristal triple (threeling, trill). (various references) trilling (triplet). (various references) üçlü birleşik kristal. (various references) trẻ sinh ra. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Trilling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: brillig, crilling, krilling, prilling, trialing, trialling, tribling, Triklone, trilding, trilli, trillings, Trilyn, trollings. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Trilling" (pronounced tri"ling) |
| 5 | -r i" l i ng | drilling, grilling, rilling, thrilling. |
| 4 | -i" l i ng | billing, chilling, distilling, filling, fulfilling, hilling, instilling, killing, milling, Pilling, quilling, Schilling, shilling, skilling, spilling, swilling, Tilling, unwilling, willing, yearling. |
| 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, 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, 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, doling, doubling, dribbling, 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, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, 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, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, 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, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, 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, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, throttling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-i-l-l-n-r-t" | |
-1 letter: lilting, rilling, tilling, tirling. | |
-2 letters: nitril, riling, tiling, tiring. | |
-3 letters: glint, grill, iring, trill. | |
-4 letters: gill, gilt, girl, girn, girt, grin, grit, inti, lilt, ling, lint, liri, nill, rill, ring, till, ting, tirl, trig. | |
-5 letters: gin, git, ill, lin, lit, nil, nit, rig, rin, til, tin. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-i-i-l-l-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: thrilling, tillering. | |
+2 letters: trellising, trilingual. | |
+3 letters: inthralling, rototilling, thrillingly, vitriolling. | |
+4 letters: alliterating, blisteringly, fibrillating, glitteringly, illustrating, interglacial, intertillage, intertilling, intervillage, lateralizing, literalizing, outrivalling, redistilling, reinstalling, trailblazing, trilingually. | |
+5 letters: allergenicity, antiguerrilla, crystallising, crystallizing, intelligencer, interglacials, intertillages, milliroentgen, multiregional, revictualling. | |
| 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. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Names: Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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