sterling

Phonetic Respelling: [ stur-ling ]

Definition:

n. 1 British money; 2 the official standard of fineness of British coins for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925; adj. highest in quality

Sentence:

He paid in pound sterling. OR She gave a sterling performance.

More example sentences:

He paid in pound sterling. OR She gave a sterling performance.

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She gave a sterling performance.

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Synonyms:

British money; British currency; silver of standard fineness; greatest

Antonyms:

US money; inferior

How many syllables in sterling?

2 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide sterling into syllables:

ster-ling

Sterling rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- berling
- burling
- curling
- durling
- erling
- gerling
- herling
- hurling
- pearling
- serling
- sperling
- spurling
- stirling
- swerling
- swirling
- twirling
- werling
- whirling
Three Syllable Rhymes
- unfurling
Four Syllable Rhymes
- euro

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