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Shackling | Shackles | Shackled

Shackling meaning

present participle and gerund of shackle

Using Shackling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of shackle
  • In the example corpus, shackling often appears in combinations such as: the shackling, shackling of.

Context around Shackling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

ban 1× says 1× masters 1×

Often after:

stores 1× inmates 1× policies 1× birthing 1× patients 1×

Sentence patterns with Shackling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

above this shackling stores with 1× arresting and shackling birthing surrogates 1× as the shackling of men 1× exposed the shackling the illinois 1× floor for shackling patients 1× june 12 shackling of faith 1× pictured says shackling policies are 1× some masters shackling them to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alberta justice minister 1× and presumably if 1× as the shackling 1× pitcher d salt 1× those who ran 1× why has rev 1×

Common sentence endings:

been prepared for 1× both are incarcerated 1× down shop prices 1× for massive change 1× for shackling patients 1× inmates during childbirth 1×

Words around Shackling

Just before it in the word index:

shackley 2 shacklewell 2 shackleton 55 shackles 75 shackleford 8 shackled 65

Just after it in the word index:

shacklock 2 shacknai 2 shacks 79 shaco 2 shad 59 shada 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Shackling

  • In this selection, "shackling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ban, says, masters, stores, inmates and policies stand out and add context to how "shackling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include above this shackling stores with and arresting and shackling birthing surrogates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shackling" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shackling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Those who ran away would be whipped and returned to their masters, with some masters shackling them to prevent escape. (20 words)

And, presumably, if those interests prevailed and surrogacy was legalized in the country, they would stop arresting and shackling birthing surrogates! (21 words)

Over and above this, shackling stores with a new rates levy could hinder rather than help retailers’ ability to keep down shop prices. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

And they were showing off a $12 million conversion of one of them into a brand new prisoner health clinic and hospital complete with operating rooms and metal rings attached to the floor for shackling patients. (36 words)

Why has Rev. Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign been so underreported, and why was the June 12 shackling of faith leaders outside Supreme Court wholly ignored by the mainstream (and even the sidestream) media? (35 words)

Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley, pictured, says shackling policies are being revised to ensure that an accused and an alleged victim or witness are kept separated if both are incarcerated. (30 words)

Question examples

Why has Rev. Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign been so underreported, and why was the June 12 shackling of faith leaders outside Supreme Court wholly ignored by the mainstream (and even the sidestream) media? (35 words)

Exclamation examples

And, presumably, if those interests prevailed and surrogacy was legalized in the country, they would stop arresting and shackling birthing surrogates! (21 words)

Example sentences (9)

Over and above this, shackling stores with a new rates levy could hinder rather than help retailers’ ability to keep down shop prices.

And in the days since CBS 2 first exposed the shackling, the Illinois American Civil Liberties Union office has pushed for massive change.

Pitcher, D-Salt Lake City, wrote her bill after she became aware of moves by other states to ban shackling inmates during childbirth.

Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley, pictured, says shackling policies are being revised to ensure that an accused and an alleged victim or witness are kept separated if both are incarcerated.

And, presumably, if those interests prevailed and surrogacy was legalized in the country, they would stop arresting and shackling birthing surrogates!

And they were showing off a $12 million conversion of one of them into a brand new prisoner health clinic and hospital complete with operating rooms and metal rings attached to the floor for shackling patients.

As the shackling of men on the decks of ships reveals, the Coast Guard’s present war-on-drugs detention mission is not one it has exactly been prepared for.

Why has Rev. Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign been so underreported, and why was the June 12 shackling of faith leaders outside Supreme Court wholly ignored by the mainstream (and even the sidestream) media?

Those who ran away would be whipped and returned to their masters, with some masters shackling them to prevent escape.

Common combinations with shackling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shackling" in a sentence?
An example: "Over and above this, shackling stores with a new rates levy could hinder rather than help retailers’ ability to keep down shop prices." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "shackling" from authentic English texts.
What does "shackling" mean?
Shackling means: present participle and gerund of shackle
How many example sentences with "shackling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "shackling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.