Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caring

/ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: car-ing
IPA: /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.

verb

present participle and gerund of care

noun

The act of one who cares.

Example Sentences

"She's a very caring person; she always has a kind word for everyone."
"As I showed, although some rhetoricians, such as Mesmer and Erb, claimed that their interventions were medical treatments, others, such as Freud and Jung, claimed that their interventions were both medical curings and spiritual carings."

Etymology

From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: care

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more caring (comparative) most caring (superlative) carings (plural)

Derived Forms

caringly caringness noncaring uncaring uncaringness childcaring

Phrases

caring profession sandwich caring

Frequently Paired Words

caring profession

Synonyms

lovingness

Rhymes With

wearing sharing preparing bearing staring comparing declaring tearing daring pairing airing repairing

Questions

How do you pronounce caring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/.
What does caring mean?: Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.
Where does caring come from?: From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

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