Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boarding

/ˈbɔː.dɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: board-ing
IPA: /ˈbɔː.dɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of board

noun

The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A structure made of boards.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The riding of a skateboard.

Uncountable

noun

A penalty called for pushing into the boards.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Load profiles are a standard analysis tool showing passenger activity (boardings, alightings) and passenger load at each stop along a route in a single direction."

Etymology

By surface analysis, board + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

boardings (plural)

Derived Forms

antiboarding droneboarding heliboarding nonboarding riverboarding

Phrases

boarding card boarding craft boarding-house boarding pass boarding school boarding stable e-boarding flexi-boarding

Synonyms

embarkation embarkment

Rhymes With

according recording rewarding awarding hoarding affording warding cording fording

Questions

How do you pronounce boarding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔː.dɪŋ/.
What does boarding mean?: present participle and gerund of board
Where does boarding come from?: By surface analysis, board + -ing.

How to pronounce boarding

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