currying
Meaning of currying
verb, gerund or present participle
prepare or flavour (food) with a sauce of hot-tasting spices.
late 16th century: from Tamil kaṟi .
verb, gerund or present participle- groom (a horse) with a curry comb.
I was brushing and currying the horse
- treat (tanned leather) to improve its properties.
I made the deer's hide be curried and dressed by a tanner
- thrash; beat.
he swore he would curry his hide
Middle English: from Old French correier, ultimately of Germanic origin.
Information about currying
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of currying is: curryings.
- Languages in which currying is used:
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Hyphenation of currying
cur-ry-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- currying is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Words that rhyme with currying
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