eng

E1N1G2
US/ɛŋ/

adjective

Narrow.

“The hole was too eng for him to get through.”

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agmaengma
OriginDutch eng ← Old English enge ← Proto-West Germanic *angī →
CommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

eng1

adjective
  1. obsoleteregionalNarrow.

    The hole was too eng for him to get through.

eng2

nouneng (plural engs)

plural engs

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Ŋ/ŋ, formed by combining the letters n and g, used in the IPA, Sami, Mende, and some Australian aboriginal languages.
  2. The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.

    Synonyms: agma, engma

Eng3

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of England

ENG4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of England.
nounENG (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of electronic newsgathering.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.

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agmaengma
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agmaengma

Origin

eng · adjective

  1. Proto-Germanic*anguz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*angī
  3. Old Englishenge“narrow”
  4. Dutcheng“narrow”
  5. Englisheng

Probably from Dutch eng (“narrow”), also compare Old English enge (“narrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *angī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *anguz. No mention of the word is found in any surviving Middle English text, save for the Middle English compound word ang-nail. Related to Dutch eng (“narrow”), German eng (“narrow”), Low German enj (“confined, narrow”), Luxembourgish enk (“narrow”).

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eng · noun

Probably created by analogy with other names for nasal consonants em (m) and en (n).

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Translations

Russian энг
  • энг (eng)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eng

ngfengGautengpengmengshenglengkenggengdrengJinfengkwengskengsneng
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Anagrams

genneg
Cite this entry
APA

eng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eng

MLA

“eng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eng. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eng,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eng.

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