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pelling

pelling is the present participle and gerund of pell.

Meaning of pell

Verb

pell (third-person singular simple present pells, present participle pelling, simple past and past participle pelled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To pelt; to knock about.
    • Beat and pell them downe with perches and poles.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book I.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […]...

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Proper noun capitalized: Pelling

Pelling (plural Pellings)

  1. A surname from Welsh.

Forms of pelling

pluralPellings

Origin of pelling

Variant of Palin.

Questions about pelling

What does pelling mean?
Pelling means a surname from Welsh.
What is pelling the present participle and gerund of?
Pelling is the present participle and gerund of pell.
What part of speech is pelling?
Pelling is a proper noun.

Words near pelling in the dictionary

  1. pelliculae
  2. pellicular
  3. pelliculate
  4. pellicule
  5. pellicules
  6. pelling
  7. Pellings
  8. Pellissier
  9. pellistor
  10. pellistors
  11. pellitories

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