husking

Questions about husking

What does husking mean?

husking means "the removal of covering".

How many syllables are in husking?

husking has 2 syllables: hu-sking. The stress falls on "hu".

What is another word for husking?

Close synonyms include denudation, stripping, uncovering, baring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is husking a common word?

husking is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.