railing
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railing
- /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, rail + -ing.
adjective more railing · most railing
- That rails; engaged in or given to violent complaining. Why does that railing man go with us?
- Filled with invective and violent complaints Petrus de Pilichdorf (in the year 1395, as he himself gives the date, cap 30,) writes a book of confutation of the several pretended errors of the Waldenses of this time in thirty-six chapters, but has nothing of baptism; though he descends to speak of many lesser matters, and aggravates all with ve
- Blowing violently. But scatter to the railing wind Each gloomy phantom of the mind!
noun railings
- A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports. During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.
verb
- present participle and gerund of rail
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fence, banister, gate, ramp, handrail, bulwark, parapet, barrier, balcony, column, pad, guard, location, manifold, guardrail, balustrade
Translations
Talk about this word "railing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/railing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. railing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/railing "railing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/railing.Cite this
@misc{railing_2026,
title = {railing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/railing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
