English Explanatory Dictionary

Golding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. A gold coin.
  2. A kind of apple; a goldling.
  3. The corn marigold (Glebionis segetum).
  4. The ladybird (family Coccinellidae).
noun
  1. A kind of red hop, a sub-variety of the Canterbury hop.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of gold

Pronunciation

gōlʹdĭng /ˈɡəʊldɪŋ/ /ˈɡoʊldɪŋ/

Word forms

Golding Goldings goldinges

Etymology

First attested circa 1580; formed as gold + -ing.

Synonyms

golding hop golding vine

Related words

gilding gilt goldie

Derived words

golding
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