felling

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noun

The act by which something is felled.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

felling1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fell
nounfelling (plural fellings)

plural fellings

  1. The act by which something is felled.

    There had been enough fellings of trees

    2022, D K. Girl, The Fulbourn
    2 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 453

    One 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

proper noun
  1. An eastern suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2761).

Translations

German Fällung, Einschlag
  • FällungTranslations
  • EinschlagTranslations
Māori tuakanga
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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