Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burying

/bˈɛɹiɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
bury-ing
IPA
/bˈɛɹiɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bury

noun

A burial.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English biryinge, buryinge; by surface analysis, bury + ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

buryings (plural)

Derived Forms

buryingplace

Phrases

burying ground

Synonyms

burial

Rhymes With

varying marrying ferrying dairying remarrying

Questions

How do you pronounce burying?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛɹiɪŋ/.
What does burying mean?
present participle and gerund of bury
Where does burying come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce burying

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