spangling
US/ˈspæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ/
spangling adjective: that spangles; glittering, sparkling. Also the gerund of spangle.
Adjective
spangling (comparative more spangling, superlative most spangling)
- That spangles; glittering, sparkling.
- It was a crumbling heap, whose portal dark / With blooming ivy trails was overgrown; / Upon whose floor the spangling sands were strown, / And rarest sea-shells, which the eternal flood, / Slave to the mother of the months, had thrown / Within the walls of that gray tower, […]1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC...
Noun
spangling (plural spanglings)
Also used as
spangling is also the gerund of spangle.
spangling is also the present participle and gerund of spangle.
Forms of spangling
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more spangling |
| superlative | most spangling |
| Noun | |
| plural | spanglings |
Origin of spangling
From spangle + -ing.
Questions about spangling
- What does spangling mean?
- Spangling means that spangles; glittering, sparkling.
- What part of speech is spangling?
- Spangling can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce spangling?
- Spangling is pronounced /ˈspæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ (US).
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