present participle of fell

The act by which something is felled.

plural of felling

An eastern suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2761).

(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. / (transitive) To strike down, kill, destroy. / (sewing) To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

A cutting-down of timber. / The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.

An animal skin, hide, pelt. / Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).

(archaic outside UK) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains. / (archaic outside UK) A wild field or upland moor.

Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage. / (UK dialectal, Scotland) Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent / (UK dialectal, Scotland) Very large; huge.

Sharply; fiercely.