Synonyms for husking
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Stripping
2. Shucking — removal of a husk; usually, The act or process of husking maize
Definitions
- n. 1
Removal of a husk; usually: The act or process of husking maize.
- n. 2
Removal of a husk; usually: A meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in this task; a fairground competition inspired by such communal work.
Related words
- Phrases
- husking bee
Forms
- Plural
- huskings → strippings, uncoverings, barings, denudations…
Example sentences
- stripping Ziri installed the new weather stripping.
- baring Some of the jackals started baring their teeth.
- shucking Tom invited all his friends to the corn shucking.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| husking | falling | |
| stripping | falling | |
| uncovering | rising | |
| baring | rising | |
| denudation | falling | |
| shucking | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- baring2
- 8 letters
- shucking2
- 9 letters
- stripping2
- 10 letters
- uncovering4, denudation
- 11 letters
- cornhusking3
- 12 letters
- cornshucking
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baring2 = 2 syllables).