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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ee-kwuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈi kwəl



Definition of equalling

Origin :
  • 1580s, "compare, liken," also "match, rival," from equal (adj.). Related: Equaled; equaling.
  • verb make even, be even with
Example sentences :
  • They are far from equalling you, still they possess considerable skill.
  • Extract from : « The Queen of the Savannah » by Gustave Aimard
  • He is burningly jealous, equalling the chaffinch in fiery emulation.
  • Extract from : « The Bird » by Jules Michelet
  • Wirtig's discretion was far from equalling that of the Unknown.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 422, December 1850 » by Various
  • There is certainly no breed in the United States equalling them in size.
  • Extract from : « What I Saw in California » by Edwin Bryant
  • The green-house with its furnace heat in the summer and its bright light, equalling that outside, is fairly well-frequented.
  • Extract from : « Bramble-bees and Others » by J. Henri Fabre
  • The horses drawing this caisson did not seem capable of equalling the speed displayed by the other animals.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Afoot in France » by Herbert Carter
  • It was long before the anatomists of the following age could boast of equalling him.
  • Extract from : « The Popes and Science » by James J. Walsh
  • They had never before seen anything like it; they had only heard of it as equalling the treasures of seven kings.
  • Extract from : « Folk-Tales of Bengal » by Lal Behari Day
  • I said equalling certain parts, meaning always, too, in certain things.
  • Extract from : « The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The tremendous roars he uttered, equalling that of ten bulls together, so appalled his companions that they took to flight.
  • Extract from : « Notable Voyagers » by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

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