Duelling

/ˈduːəlɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of 'duel': the act of engaging in a formal combat or competition between two people.

Etymology

From 'duel' plus the present participle suffix '-ing' (Old English '-ing'). This is the British English spelling, maintaining the doubled 'l' from 'duel' before the suffix.

Kelly Says

British English doubles the 'l' in 'duelling,' while American English uses 'dueling'—but both refer to the same historical practice. The spelling difference reflects how the same word diverged into regional variants after American English became independent.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ይዋለዋል
yi-wa-le-wal
ARالعربية
قتال
qitaal
BNবাংলা
যুদ্ধ করছে
yuddha korche
CACatalà
duel·lant
doo-el-lant
CSČeština
duelující
doo-el-oo-yee
DADansk
dueliere
dwee-lee-er-eh
DEDeutsch
duellend
doo-el-lend
ELΕλληνικά
συγκρουόμενος
sin-kroo-o-men-os
ESEspañol
duelando
dway-lan-doh
FAفارسی
دوتن
doo-ten
FISuomi
duelloiva
doo-el-lo-ee-vah
FRFrançais
duelant
dwee-lan
GUGU
युद्ध કરતો
yuddha karta
HAHA
duel
doo-el
HEעברית
מת Duelist
me-t doo-el-ist
HIहिन्दी
युद्ध कर रहा है
yuddha kar raha hai
HUMagyar
duellázik
doo-el-la-zik
IDBahasa Indonesia
duel
doo-el
IGIG
duel
doo-el
ITItaliano
duelando
dway-lan-doh
JA日本語
剣闘士
ken-to-shi
KKKK
duel
doo-el
KMKM
duel
doo-el
KO한국어
싸우는
ssau-neun
MRMR
युद्ध करत आहे
yuddha karta ahe
MSBahasa Melayu
duel
doo-el
MYမြန်မာ
duel
doo-el
NLNederlands
vechten
veh-chten
NONorsk
dueliere
dwee-lee-er-eh
PAPA
युद्ध ਕਰ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ
yuddha kar rahinda
PLPolski
walczący
val-cha-tsee
PTPortuguês
duelando
dway-lan-doh
RORomână
duelând
doo-el-and
RUРусский
дуэлируя
doo-el-ee-ry-va
SVSvenska
duellera
dwee-ler-ah
SWKiswahili
dueling
doo-eling
TAதமிழ்
போரி
pori
TEతెలుగు
యుద్ధం
yuddham
THไทย
ต่อสู้
dtor-soo
TLTL
dueling
doo-eling
TRTürkçe
duel
doo-el
UKУкраїнська
дуелює
doo-ye-lyue
URاردو
دوس
doo-s
VITiếng Việt
đá
da
YOYO
duel
doo-el
ZH中文
决斗
jué dòu
ZUZU
duel
doo-el

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