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Synonyms for paling

Grammar : Verb
Spell : pey-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ lɪŋ

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Définition of paling

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French paile "pale, light-colored" (12c., Modern French pâle), from Latin pallidus "pale, pallid, wan, colorless," from pallere "be pale, grow pale," from PIE *pel- (2) "pale" (see pallor). Pale-face, supposed North American Indian word for "European," is attested from 1822.
  • verb become, make lighter or weakened
Example sentences :
  • The west was paling, and the August insects stirred the air with their crooning chirp.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Between that garden and these grounds there is but a paling, which we can easily scale.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Oh, I can't—I can't—you mustn't—" she stammered, reddening and paling.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
  • The stars were paling, but the day had not yet dawned, when there came a knock at the door.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • The crimson, however, was leaving his face and the said face was paling rapidly.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Dawn was paling the blue-black sky as the radio engineer returned.
  • Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West
  • He dropped, trembling, flushing and paling, into the indicated seat.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • And now the lower stars were paling in a far-off flush of light.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
  • Is there no danger of the creature springing over the paling?
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • The expectation that he would be able to speak the conciliating word was paling.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga

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