name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsɛlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A village and civil parish in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0456).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A habitational surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Action of the verb to sell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
buyings and sellings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Skill at salesmanship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
You've got to work on your selling.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of sell
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.