paling
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paling¹
- /ˈpeɪlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of pale
paling²
- /ˈpeɪlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English palyng, palynge, equivalent to pale + -ing.
noun palings · pailing
- A pointed stick used to make a fence. The boys continued hitting the tennis ball with pailings snatched from a fence […]
- A fence made of palings. 1789, Alderman Le Mesurier), addressing the House of Commons, in The Parliamentary Register,ᴴᵃⁿˢᵃʳᵈ London: John Debrett, Volume 26, p. 172, Gentlemen must have observed that many of the nurserymen’s plantations were wide and extensive, some of them covering several acres; and that their palings and
- A fence made of galvanized sheeting. He worked badly. He had to paint a large sign on a corrugated iron paling. Doing letters on a corrugated surface was bad enough; to paint a cow and a gate, as he had to, was maddening.
Paling³
Where it comes from
Variant of Palin.
proper noun Palings
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "paling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paling "paling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paling.Cite this
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