Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apologizing

/əpˈɑlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: apol-o-giz-ing
IPA: /əpˈɑlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of apologize

noun

The act of making an apology.

Example Sentences

"There were appeals and apologizings and beseechings then, but they were on the other side and he did not respond; something was frozen away inside that never unthawed in the heat of their renewed association."

Inflected Forms

apologizings (plural)

Homonyms

apologising

Rhymes With

apologising

Questions

How do you pronounce apologizing?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpˈɑlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does apologizing mean?: present participle and gerund of apologize

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