Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

applying

/əˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ply-ing
IPA: /əˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of apply

noun

The act of applying; an application.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The League felt that no benefit could arise from meek and gentle applyings to Parliament […]"
"A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

applyings (plural)

Rhymes With

trying buying flying lying dying crying underlying denying relying supplying drying tying

Questions

How do you pronounce applying?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does applying mean?: present participle and gerund of apply

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