ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Filled with invective and violent complaints
  2. Blowing violently.
  3. A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
  4. 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

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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