different between tilling vs titling

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English tillynge, tiliyng, tilyenge, tylynge, from Old English tili?ende, til?ende, equivalent to till +? -ing.

Verb

tilling

1. present participle of till

Etymology 2

From Middle English tyllynge, tiling, tilinge, telynge, from Old English tilung, teolung, equivalent to till +? -ing.

Noun

tilling (plural tillings)

1. The act of one who tills.

   The farmer's field requires regular tillings.

Anagrams

• lilting

English

Etymology 1

See title.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?tl???/, /?ta?tl??/

Verb

titling

1. present participle of title

Noun

titling (plural titlings)

1. The act of giving something a title, or of impressing the title on the back of a book.
2. (law) A legal right to a property; holding a title.

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Superficially tit (“a small bird”) +? -ling (“small”). Attested from the 16th century. Probably from Icelandic titlingr (“tit sparrow”), Old Norse titlingr (“sparrow”). Compare Old Norse tittr (“titmouse”). Also see Middle English titmose (“titmouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?tl??/

Noun

titling (plural titlings)

1. The hedge sparrow, dunnock, titlene, Prunella modularis.
2. The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
3. (obsolete, in customhouses) Stockfish.

Translations

References

• titling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• tit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “titling²”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Tlingit, litting, tilting