grayling
pronunciation
How to pronounce grayling in British English:
UK ['greɪlɪŋ]
How to pronounce grayling in American English:
US [ 'grelɪŋ]
Word Origin
- grayling (n.)
- trout-like freshwater fish, early 14c., from gray (n.) + diminutive suffix -ling.
Example
- 1. It is this complacency that mr grayling , with passion and elegance , takes on .
- 2. A c grayling is professor of philosophy at birkbeck college , university of london
- 3. Now the government plans to legislate to protect vulnerable jobseekers who are keen to get back to work from feeling they have to consider jobs that they are not comfortable with , minister for employment chris grayling said in a statement .
- 4. When she mentioned " ac grayling " ross replied : " oh , I know her . "
- 5. Previously a professor of philosophy at birkbeck college , university of london , grayling is now master of the new college of the humanities , an independent university college in london .