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felling

Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of cutting down a tree or trees.

    - "They went felling in the forest."
    - "The lumberjack spent the day felling trees."
  • Noun

    The state or sensation of feeling.

    - "I have a feeling something is about to happen."
    - "He had a sense of felling uneasy."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with felling
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Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Felling (Scottish term for a tract of woodland) (en) : A tract of woodland.

  2. Felling (Feeling in a general sense) (en) : A sensation or emotion.

Variants
List of all variants of felling that leads to same result
fell , fellable , felled , feller , fellers , felling , fells , clear-fell , clear-felled , clear-felling , clear-fellings , clear-fells
Forms
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past tense: felled, past participle: felled., third person singular: fells.

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English felan, from feol 'tree' + lan 'loosen, cut off'.

Trivia
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  1. The world record for the largest tree ever felled is a Redwood tree named 'Tunnel Tree', which was 37 meters (121 feet) tall and 11 meters (36 feet) in diameter.

  2. Felling is an essential part of forest management and helps maintain the health and productivity of forests by removing diseased, damaged, or dead trees and promoting new growth.

Related Concepts
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  1. Lumberjacking: The occupation of cutting down trees and preparing them to be transported for commercial use.

  2. Forestry: The science, art, and practice of managing forests and forest lands.

Culture
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Felling has been a significant part of human history, with evidence of tree felling dating back to ancient civilizations. It has been used for various purposes, such as building homes, creating tools, and producing paper. In literature, felling has been depicted as a symbol of destruction and transformation. For instance, in the novel 'Silent Spring' by Rachel Carson, the author uses the image of a forest being felled to illustrate the devastating effects of pesticides on the environment.

How to Memorize "felling"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the act of cutting down a tree. Imagine the sound of the ax or chainsaw, the feeling of the tree falling, and the pile of logs that remain.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'felling' with the act of cutting down a tree. Imagine a lumberjack in the forest, swinging an ax, and the tree falling to the ground.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Felling is for Forests'. This will help you remember that felling is the act of cutting down trees in a forest.

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