Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blueberrying

/ˈbluːbəɹi.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blue-ber-ry-ing
IPA: /ˈbluːbəɹi.ɪŋ/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of gathering blueberries.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of blueberry

Example Sentences

"The best barrens for blueberrying lay across the harbor."
"Most joyously recalled is the blueberrying — a pleasure I had not had since my youthful days. Huge ones they, hanging thick and easy; that night when I shut my eyes I saw blueberries, a dense pattern, like wallpaper."
"No work except for blueberrying in August, crab picking occasionally, and making pine wreaths in December."

Etymology

From blueberry + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: blueberry

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbluːbəɹi.ɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bilberrying blackberrying raspberrying strawberrying

Questions

How do you pronounce blueberrying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbluːbəɹi.ɪŋ/.
What does blueberrying mean?: The act of gathering blueberries.
Where does blueberrying come from?: From blueberry + -ing.

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