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panelling

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpænəlɪŋ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of panel

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a panel or section of panels in a wall or door

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paneling, pane

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: panel

Narrower terms: wall panel

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ламперия (lamperija) — panels with which a surface is covered
  • French: boiserie — panels with which a surface is covered
  • French: lambris — panels with which a surface is covered
  • German: Vertäfelung — panels with which a surface is covered
  • German: Holzvertäfelung — panels with which a surface is covered
  • German: Paneel — panels with which a surface is covered
  • Hungarian: lambéria — panels with which a surface is covered
  • Hungarian: faburkolat — panels with which a surface is covered
  • Polish: wykładzina — panels with which a surface is covered
  • Portuguese: lambri — panels with which a surface is covered
  • Portuguese: lambril — panels with which a surface is covered
  • Portuguese: lambrim — panels with which a surface is covered
  • Ottoman Turkish: تخته (tahta) — panels with which a surface is covered