felling

See also: Felling

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ

Verb

felling

1. present participle and gerund of fell

Noun

felling (plural fellings)

1. The act by which something is felled.
   • 1958 July, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 453:

     Much as one appreciates the beauty of these woodlands, it was good to learn that some discreet tree-felling may open up the view still further.

   • 2013, B. G. Karlsson, Contested Belonging, page 107:

     One forest officer, stationed in the buffer of the Buxa Tiger Reserve, argued that 80% of the illegal fellings are carried out by forest villagers and that more or less all Rabhas are involved.

Derived terms

• felling head

Translations

Translations

German: Fällung (de) f, Einschlag (de) m Maori: tuakanga

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛtliŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɛtliŋk

Noun

felling f (genitive singular fellingar, nominative plural fellingar)

1. pleat, crease, fold

Declension

Declension of felling (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	felling	fellingin	fellingar	fellingarnar
accusative	fellingu	fellinguna	fellingar	fellingarnar
dative	fellingu	fellingunni	fellingum	fellingunum
genitive	fellingar	fellingarinnar	fellinga	fellinganna