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Yes. The word cuing is a Scrabble US word. The word cuing is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word cuing is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

CUING,

4-letter words (1 found)

UNCI,

3-letter words (7 found)

CIG,GIN,GNU,GUN,ING,NUG,UNI,

2-letter words (6 found)

GI,GU,IN,NU,UG,UN,

You can make 15 words from cuing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of cuing

cuing ucing ciung icung uicng iucng cunig ucnig cnuig ncuig uncig nucig cinug icnug cniug nciug incug nicug uincg iuncg unicg nuicg inucg niucg cuign ucign ciugn icugn uicgn iucgn cugin ucgin cguin gcuin ugcin gucin cigun icgun cgiun gciun igcun gicun uigcn iugcn ugicn guicn igucn giucn cungi ucngi cnugi ncugi uncgi nucgi cugni ucgni cguni gcuni ugcni gucni cngui ncgui cgnui gcnui ngcui gncui ungci nugci ugnci gunci nguci gnuci cingu icngu cnigu ncigu incgu nicgu cignu icgnu cginu gcinu igcnu gicnu cngiu ncgiu cgniu gcniu ngciu gnciu ingcu nigcu igncu gincu ngicu gnicu uingc iungc unigc nuigc inugc niugc uignc iugnc uginc guinc igunc giunc ungic nugic ugnic gunic nguic gnuic inguc niguc ignuc ginuc ngiuc gniuc

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Definitions and meaning of cuing

cuing

Verb

cuing

  1. Alternative spelling of cueing

Noun

cuing (countable and uncountable, plural cuings)

  1. Alternative form of cueing

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuing, from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, nasal-infixed zero grade present stem of *yewg-.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kiːɲɟ/

Noun

cuing f (genitive singular cuinge, nominative plural cuingeacha)

  1. yoke
  2. bond, obligation
  3. tie, beam
  4. (geography) isthmus, narrow neck of land (as between two lakes)
  5. (music, typography) brace
  6. (historical) harness, defensive armour
  7. (figuratively) champion

Declension

Derived terms

  • cuing an phósta (“the marriage yoke, wedlock”)
  • cuing meá (“beam of balance”)
  • cuing an mhuiníl (“nape of neck”)

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuing”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Entries containing “cuing” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cuing” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.

Noun

cuing f

  1. yoke

Descendants

  • Irish: cuing
  • Manx: quing
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuing

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuing, from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɯ̃ĩŋʲkʲ/

Noun

cuing f (genitive singular cuinge, plural cuingean)

  1. (agriculture) yoke
  2. bond, obligation
  3. restraint, hindrance
  4. stoppage
  5. captivity
  6. strait, difficulty
  7. (nautical) yoke of a rudder

Derived terms

Mutation

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cuing”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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