siring

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ

Verb

siring

  1. present participle and gerund of sire

Noun

siring (plural sirings)

  1. An act of procreation, especially between animals.
    • 1972, Animal behavior monographs, volume 5, page 94:
      As the gestation length of horses and ponies is on average 336 days with a range of 315 to 365 days (Rossdale 1967), foals resulting from late May and early June sirings would be born throughout May the following year.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɾiŋ/, [ˈsi.ɾiŋ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ring

Adjective

síring (plural siriring, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. similar; like
    Synonyms: arog, agid, pareho

Preposition

síring (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. such as
    Synonym: arog

Noun

síring (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. resemble, likening
    Synonym: arog
  2. mimicry, imitation, apeing
    Synonym: arog-arog

Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsirɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ring

Etymology 1

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Noun

siring (first-person possessive siringku, second-person possessive siringmu, third-person possessive siringnya)

  1. rattan scoop for catching small fish, crustacean, etc.

Etymology 2

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Noun

siring (first-person possessive siringku, second-person possessive siringmu, third-person possessive siringnya)

  1. border, edge (of cloth)
    Synonym: tepi
  2. gutter, drain, ditch
    Synonyms: got, selokan

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