Meanings
felling1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fell
plural fellings
- The act by which something is felled.
There had been enough fellings of trees
2022, D K. Girl, The Fulbourn2 more examples
Much as one appreciates the beauty of these woodlands, it was good to learn that some discreet tree-felling may open up the view still further.
1958 July 28, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 453One forest officer, stationed in the buffer of the Buxa Tiger Reserve, argued that 80% of the illegal fellings are carried out by forest villagers and that more or less all Rabhas are involved.
2013, B. G. Karlsson, Contested Belonging, page 107
Felling2
- An eastern suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2761).
Translations
German Fällung, Einschlag
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Māori tuakanga
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Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
felling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felling
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