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There are 24 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'ling'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'ling' include Baahling, Babbling, Babblingly. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Baahling Noun Babbling Noun Babblingly Adverb Babblings Noun Cabbling Verb (Present Participle and Gerund) Dabbling Verb (Present Participle) Dabblingly Adverb Dabblingness Noun Dabblings Noun Eagling Noun (Gerund) Eanling Noun Eanlings Noun (Plural) Fabling Noun Gabbling Verb (Present Participle) Gabling Noun / Verb (Present Participle) Labeling Noun Labelling Noun Labiolingual Adjective Mulling Verb Oakling Noun Tabernacling Verb (present participle and gerund) Untangling Verb (Present Participle / Gerund) Wabbling Verb (Present Participle) Wabblingly Adverb

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1. What is the correct spelling of the present participle of 'gabble'?

gabling gabbeling gabbling gablling

2. What is the singular of 'babblings'?

Babbling Babble Babblesome Babblish

3. How should the 'ng' sound in 'wabblingly' be pronounced?

With a hard 'g' (as in glue) With a soft 'ng' (as in sing) It is silent Like an 'n'

4. How is 'cabbling' stressed?

cab-BLING CAB-bling Equal stress End stress only

5. Can 'fabling' be pluralized as 'fablings' to refer to multiple stories?

Yes, always. No, it is an uncountable process and shouldn't be pluralized. Only in British English. Only when referring to animals.

6. How many syllables does 'gabbling' have?

One Two Three Four

7. Where does the root word 'dabble' originate from?

Middle Dutch, meaning to splash Latin, meaning to dive Greek, meaning to study French, meaning to play

8. How should 'dabblingness' be treated grammatically regarding countability?

It is countable (e.g., three dabblingnesses). It is uncountable and cannot be pluralized. It is only used in the plural. It takes an 'an' instead of 'a'.

9. Which sentence uses 'oakling' correctly?

I ate a delicious oakling. The oakling swayed in the breeze. I need to oakling the floor. That is a very oakling idea.

10. How is the word 'wabblingly' correctly pronounced?

wah-BLING-lee WAH-buh-ling-lee wah-buh-LING-lee WAH-blee-lee

11. Which sentence uses 'gabling' as a participle correctly?

They were gabling the barn. They gabling the barn. They gablinged the barn. They gabling is the barn.

12. What part of speech is 'labeling' in the phrase 'labeling machine'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

13. What is the root word of 'wabbling'?

Wabble Wabble-ious Wob Wave

14. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Untangling wires are frustrating. Untangling wires is frustrating. Untangling wires were frustrating. Untangling wires be frustrating.

15. Which sentence uses 'cabbling' as a gerund subject?

The cart was cabbling plums. Cabbling costs the market its best fruit. Stop cabbling the map. He is cabbling again.

16. What part of speech is 'labiolingual'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

17. From which English verb is 'dabblingness' derived?

Dabble Dapper Dapple Daub

18. How is the first syllable of 'eanling' pronounced?

Short 'e' as in 'pen' Long 'ee' as in 'seen' Short 'i' as in 'sit' Long 'a' as in 'cake'

19. How many syllables does 'baahling' have?

One Two Three Four

20. Which sentence uses the gerund with a possessive correctly?

Him tabernacling here shocked no one. His tabernacling here shocked no one. He tabernacling here shocked no one. Himself tabernacling here shocked no one.

21. What is the correct plural form of 'eanling'?

eanling eanlinges eanlings eanli

22. Which is a typical phrase associated with 'babblings'?

a babblings dessert endless babblings the babblings god a babblings recipe

23. In 'They were tabernacling beside the river,' the form is:

A gerund A past participle used adjectivally A present progressive participle An infinitive

24. The adverb form used after verbs is spelled how?

Labiolingual Labiolingually Labiolingualness Labiolinguality

25. How many syllables does 'babblings' have?

One Two Three Four

26. What is the proper capitalization of 'babblings'?

Always lowercase Always capitalized Capitalized only at sentence start Lowercase except in proper names

27. Which word should 'babblingly' NOT be confused with?

Incoherently Foolishly Clearly Ramblingly

28. Which preposition can correctly follow 'untangling' when separating two things?

of from with at

29. What does 'eagling' mean in a golf context?

Scoring one under par Scoring two under par Hitting the ball out of bounds Scoring a hole-in-one

30. Can 'baahling' be used as a verb (e.g., 'The sheep are baahling')?

Yes, always No, it is only a noun Only in past tense Only in British English

31. Which verb tense is 'mulling' typically used in?

Past tense Conditional only Progressive tense Future tense only

32. Which sentence uses 'babblings' correctly?

Babblings is a verb. His babblings were endless. She is a babblings. Babblings means 'a leave.'

33. How many syllables does the word 'dabblingness' have?

Two Three Four Five

34. What does 'untangling' mean in a figurative sense?

Tying knots Resolving a complicated situation Breaking something Wrapping something up

35. What does the suffix '-ling' indicate in the word 'eanling'?

Old age Large size Youth or smallness Aggression

36. What does 'gabbling' mean?

Speaking slowly and clearly Talking rapidly and unclearly Writing a long letter Whispering a secret

37. What does the archaic word 'eanling' mean?

An adult horse A young sheep or lamb A type of bird A farmer's tool

38. In the phrase 'the gabbling crowd,' what part of speech is 'gabbling'?

Noun Verb Adjective Preposition

39. As a gerund, 'gabling' functions as which part of speech?

Adverb Adjective Conjunction Noun

40. Which word is the closest synonym of 'untangling'?

Tying Disentangling Knotting Binding

41. What part of speech is the word 'dabblings'?

Verb Adjective Plural Noun Adverb

42. Which is the correct spelling of the '-ing' form of 'untangle'?

untangleing untangling untanggling untangeling

43. Which sentence uses 'mulling' correctly?

I am mulling over the offer. I am mulling at the offer. I am mulling in the offer. I am mulling to the offer.

44. How many syllables does 'gabling' have?

One Two Three Four

45. Which is a typical phrase associated with 'babblingly'?

a babblingly dessert spoke babblingly the babblingly god a babblingly recipe

46. What part of speech is 'eanlings'?

Verb Singular Noun Adjective Plural Noun

47. In what context should you AVOID using the word 'dabblingness'?

Describing a character's flaw Praising an expert's deep knowledge Critiquing modern culture Analyzing a student's habits

48. Which sentence uses 'untangling' correctly?

I untangling the cord. She is untangling her hair. He untanglings the rope. They was untangling of the wires.

49. What does 'babbling' name?

A type of boat The act of talking idly or foolishly; also stream sound A verb form only A type of dance

50. Which suffix in 'oakling' indicates that it is small or young?

-ing oak- -ling -le