Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appreciating

/əpɹˈiʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pre-ci-at-ing
IPA: /əpɹˈiʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of appreciate

adj

Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.

noun

Example Sentences

"Gentle, affectionate, full of those small courtesies so endearing in daily life, generally silent, but such an appreciating listener, so unworldly, so young, and so lovely—Emily attached those with whom she lived, more than themselves suspected."
"There are so many underlinings, so many exclamation points in the margins, and so much highlighting from my many readings and appreciatings that it looks like a case of severe book abuse. It is not; these are marks of love."

Inflected Forms

more appreciating (comparative) most appreciating (superlative) appreciatings (plural)

Derived Forms

appreciatingly unappreciating

Rhymes With

depreciating

Questions

How do you pronounce appreciating?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpɹˈiʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does appreciating mean?: present participle and gerund of appreciate

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