Meaning & use
Paling
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A fence made of pointed wooden stakes or pales driven into the ground.
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The garden was enclosed by a low white paling.
Workers repaired the broken paling after the storm knocked several stakes loose.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'paling' also describes the act of becoming pale, as in a face paling with fear.
Words with a similar meaning
picket fencefencing
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Becoming pale or losing color, especially from fear, illness, or shock.
Her cheeks were paling as she read the alarming news.
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