Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clearing

/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
clear-ing
IPA
/ˈklɪɹɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of clear

noun

The act or process of making or becoming clear.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An open space in the fog etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From clear + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈklɪɹɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈklɪəɹɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

clearings (plural)

Derived Forms

immunoclearing inclearing nonclearing outclearing

Phrases

burn-clearing clearing bank clearing house market clearing mine-clearing

Synonyms

clearance glade clarification

Rhymes With

engineering appearing steering cheering disappearing fearing pioneering interfering volunteering nearing gearing adhering

Questions

How do you pronounce clearing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɪɹɪŋ/.
What does clearing mean?
present participle and gerund of clear
Where does clearing come from?
From clear + -ing.

How to pronounce clearing

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