Antonyms for paling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pey-ling |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ lɪŋ |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for paling
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