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PRONUNCIATION OF PORPENTINE

porpentine  [ˈpɔːpənˌtaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORPENTINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Porpentine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORPENTINE


aconitine
əˈkɒnɪˌtaɪn
argentine
ˈɑːdʒənˌtaɪn
Aventine
ˈævɪnˌtaɪn
Ballantyne
ˈbælənˌtaɪn
Byzantine
bɪˈzænˌtaɪn
carnitine
ˈkɑːnɪˌtaɪn
Constantine
ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn
Courantyne
ˈkɜːrənˌtaɪn
eglantine
ˈɛɡlənˌtaɪn
Florentine
ˈflɒrənˌtaɪn
Heseltine
ˈhɛzəlˌtaɪn
infantine
ˈɪnfənˌtaɪn
legatine
ˈlɛɡəˌtaɪn
levantine
ˈlɛvənˌtaɪn
palatine
ˈpæləˌtaɪn
serotine
ˈsɛrəˌtaɪn
serpentine
ˈsɜːpənˌtaɪn
turpentine
ˈtɜːpənˌtaɪn
valentine
ˈvælənˌtaɪn
vespertine
ˈvɛspəˌtaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORPENTINE

porosis
porosities
porosity
porous
porously
porousness
porpess
porphyria
porphyric
porphyries
porphyrin
porphyrite
porphyritic
porphyrogenite
porphyroid
porphyropsin
porphyrous
porphyry
porpoise
porporate

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORPENTINE

adamantine
amarantine
barkentine
barquentine
bisontine
brigantine
brilliantine
clementine
dentine
diamantine
elephantine
galantine
intine
nicotine
oil of turpentine
pantine
quarantine
spirits of turpentine
the Argentine
tontine
Tridentine

Synonyms and antonyms of porpentine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «porpentine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORPENTINE

Find out the translation of porpentine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of porpentine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «porpentine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

porpentine
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Porpentine
570 millions of speakers

English

porpentine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

porpentine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

porpentine
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

porpentine
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porpentine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

porpentine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porpentine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Porpentin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

porpentine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

porpentine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

porpentine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Porpentine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

porpentine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

porpentine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोर्पेन्टाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

porpentine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porpentine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porpentine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

porpentine
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porpentine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

porpentine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

porpentine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

porpentine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

porpentine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of porpentine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORPENTINE»

The term «porpentine» is used very little and occupies the 161.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORPENTINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «porpentine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «porpentine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about porpentine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORPENTINE»

Discover the use of porpentine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to porpentine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fretful Porpentine and Other Essays
Reminiscences of the author, retired civil servant of Sri Lanka.
V. P. Vittachi, 2002
2
A Companion to V.
They are joined by Hugh Bongo-Shaftsbury and by Lepsius (evidently the man with blue eyeglasses from the consulate party), the two of whom appear somehow to be at odds with Porpentine and Goodfellow. Stencil next becomes Waldetar, ...
J. Kerry Grant, 2011
3
Textual Performances: The Modern Reproduction of ...
More difficult is the choice, perhaps, when an author prefers one ant1que spelling throughout, such as 'porpentine'. Shakespeare's printed texts invariably choose this form, in The Comedy of Errors (five instances), 2 Henry VI, Troilus and ...
Lukas Erne, Margaret Jane Kidnie, 2004
4
The Comedy of Errors: Critical Essays
The Courtesan's house is called the Porpentine. This is an archaic spelling of " porcupine," so a modernizing editor should prefer the modern form. Shakespeare used only "porpentine" though "porcupine" was already current; it occurs eight ...
Robert S. Miola, 2013
5
Hamlet
Cald. porpentine] porcupine Q' N, Rowe 19. an end] on end Pope + , Jen. Mai. + , Cap. Jen. Steev.Var. Cald. Knt, Coll. Steev. Cald. White, Dyce ii, Huds. Sing. El. Sta. Clarke, Hal. an-end Bos. Coll. El. Del. to fast might be considered as one of ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
6
Reminiscence and Re-creation in Contemporary American Fiction
Set in 1898, the story focuses on Porpentine, a British operative presently stationed in Alexandria in order to keep abreast of the developing crisis in Fashoda. More important, the story concerns the growing awareness of Porpentine that the ...
Stacey Olster, 2009
7
Remarks on mr. J. P. Collier's and mr. C. Knight's editions ...
41. in Hamlet ; " Like quills upon the fretful porcupine." Act i. sc. 5, vol. vii. 223. without once informing the reader that he has deviated from the old editions, all of which, both quartos and folios, have " porpentine" in the passages just adduced.
Alexander Dyce, 1843
8
Hamlet: Third Series
List, list, O list, 19 on] (an) 20 fearful] fretfull Q1F porpentine –] Porpentine, Q21; Porpentine: F 22 List, list, O list] Hamlet Q1; list Hamlet, oh list F If thou didst ever thy dear father love – HAMLET. 11 12 13 16 17 18 18 knotted] Q1; knotty F 15 20  ...
William Shakespeare, Ann Thompson, Neil Taylor, 2006
9
Rethinking Postmodernism(s): Charles S. Peirce and the ...
As spying techniques are no longer in the exclusive hands of 'gentlemen' but become tied to reading techniques, the problems that worry Porpentine in “Under the Rose” become the readers' problems in V. Throughout the short story, ...
Katrin Amian, 2008
10
The Anxiety of Obsolescence: The American Novel in the Age ...
This commitment, while literalized in Bongo-Shaftsbury's arm switch, is equally operative in the appalled Porpentine, if on an emotional level. Mildred flees in horror into the next compartment, as Porpentine demands that Bongo-Shaftsbury  ...
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORPENTINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term porpentine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Stephen Colbert made a text adventure about getting locked in a …
While I've often seen this technique used to dramatic effect by Twine creators like Porpentine, it's fascinating to see it deployed by seasoned ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
2
Twine lets you pen your own adventure and share it across the net
Try works by authors such as Anna Anthropy, Michael Lutz, Porpentine, Christine Love, Kim Moss and Jonas Kyratzes to get a taste of some of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Brilliant hypertext fiction designer Porpentine is selling a story …
And almost no one has used this medium in more interesting and sophisticated ways than Oakland-based game designer Porpentine. «The Verge, Jul 15»
4
Eczema Orifice Angel collects the lovely, disturbing text games of …
Porpentine's interactive fiction games have won a lot of praise since she made headlines in 2012 with Howling Dogs, a metafictional text ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
5
These text games are strange, beautiful and essential
Created in the open-source interactive fiction tool Twine, Porpentine's text games are beautiful, unnerving and essential, explorations of ... «Boing Boing, May 15»
6
The Skivvies, Cyrille Aimee & More Join NIGHT OF A THOUSAND …
Twelfth Night (Stella Adler), TRAVIS (Ars Nova), The Tempest (Porpentine), Sailor Man (NY Int'l Fringe - Outstanding Play), Straight Up Vampire ... «Broadway World, May 15»
7
Play it now: Traveler
... Inquiry (one of my favorite publications, one to which I've contributed a couple of times) published Parasite, a Twine game by Porpentine. «Boing Boing, May 15»
8
I Love Games That Use Licensed Pop Music
... at Rock Paper Shotgun, Porpentine, asks the user to play a Youtube track by Ke$ha before you navigate its Ke$ha mythology and quotations, ... «Kotaku, Apr 15»
9
Even Text Games Can Make You Profoundly Uncomfortable
are simple affairs, and the Twiny Jam, kicked off by the designer Porpentine, are even more to the point. Nothing can be more than 300 words. «Kotaku, Apr 15»
10
Make a text adventure using only 300 words
The Twiny Jam was spearheaded by Porpentine, the Twine creator behind games like Howling Dogs and Crystal Warrior Kesha. Naturally ... «Boing Boing, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Porpentine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/porpentine>. Apr 2024 ».
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