Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: why-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of asking the question "why?".

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of why

Example Sentences

"Researchers are not encouraged to engage in whying and the subsequent casting off of rules and procedures adopted from non-substantiated fear through the use of very few sensational occurrences."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does whying mean?: The act of asking the question "why?".

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