Railing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Railing is an adjective meaning That rails; engaged in or given to violent complaining.
Meaning
That rails; engaged in or given to violent complaining.
More Meanings
- Filled with invective and violent complaints
- Blowing violently.
- A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
- present participle and gerund of rail
Example Sentences
Why does that railing man go with us?
But scatter to the railing wind Each gloomy phantom of the mind!
A clamorous, debating, railing woman feels the need to have the last word.
On Anger's self-awareness of the originality of writing as a railing woman, see McManus, "Eve's Dowry," p. 198.
Word Forms
- railings
Synonyms for railing
Depending on context, synonyms include rail.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fence, banister, gate, ramp, handrail, bulwark.
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