felling

ˈfɛlɪŋ

Definition

Definition of felling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

forestry

TECH.

act of cutting down trees or other things

TECH.

Felling of trees is common in this area.

exploited

oppressed

Adjective

emotion

Rare

emotionally overwhelming or devastating

Rare

The news had a felling effect on everyone in the room.

devastating

overwhelming

forestry

TECH.

related to cutting down trees or timber

TECH.

The felling crew was ready for the day's work.

logging

timbering

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Expressions with felling

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tree felling

cutting down trees, usually as planned work in an area

Tree felling will start next week near the river path.

Origin of felling

Old English, fellan (to cut down)

Terms with felling included in their meaning

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fell

sewing

seam finished by felling

undercut

tree felling

notch cut in a tree to direct its fall

bushwhacker

timber worker

person working in the bush at timber felling

Examples of felling in a sentence

Felling continued after the storm to clear dangerous limbs from roads.
The tragic event left him in a felling state.
Her felling sadness was evident to everyone.
Felling operations were halted due to rain.
The felling equipment was inspected thoroughly.

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French:abattage, accablant, ...
German:Fällen, niederschmetternd, ...
Italian:abbattimento, devastante, ...
Spanish:tala, devastador emocionalmente, ...
Portuguese:abate, devastador, ...
Chinese:伐木, 令人心碎, ...
Japanese:伐採, 圧倒的な, ...
Arabic:قَطْع الأشْجار, مُرْهِق عَاطِفِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:כְּרִיתָה, מַשְׁפִּיעַ בְּעוֹצְמָה, ...
Russian:вырубка, подавляющий, ...
Ukrainian:рубка лісу, спустошливий, ...
Hindi:पेड़ काटना, भावनात्मक रूप से विनाशकारी, ...
Bengali:বনকাটা, অত্যন্ত আবেগপ্রবণ, ...
Catalan:tala, devastador, ...
Czech:kácení, zdrcující, ...
Danish:fældning, overvældende, ...
Dutch:velling, verpletterend, ...
Greek:υλοτομία, συντριπτικός, ...
Hungarian:kivágás, lesújtó, ...
Khmer:ការកាប់ដើមឈើ, បំផ្លាញផ្លូវចិត្ត, ...
Korean:벌목, 충격적인, ...
Persian:قطع درختان, ویرانگر, ...
Polish:wyrąb, przytłaczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):derrubada, devastador, ...
Romanian:doborâre, copleșitor, ...
Swedish:fällning, överväldigande, ...
Thai:การโค่นต้นไม้, ทำให้รู้สึกท่วมท้น, ...
Turkish:ağaç kesimi, ezici, ...
Vietnamese:sự đốn hạ, gây xúc động mạnh, ...

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Definition of felling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Expressions with felling

Origin of felling

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