Standard Lemma guide

welling

name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈwɛlɪŋ/
  • /ˈwɛlɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: W EH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A place name:

A suburban area in the borough of Bexley, south-eastern Greater London, England, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4676).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A place name:

A municipality in Mayen-Koblenz district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

name

Meaning 4

A place name:

A hamlet in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

name

Meaning 5

A place name:

A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The act of something that wells, or issues forth like water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

verb

Meaning 7

present participle and gerund of well

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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