Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collecting

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
col-lect-ing
IPA
/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of collect

Example Sentences

Etymology

From collect + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

collectings (plural)

Phrases

ballot collecting grievance collecting injustice collecting stamp collecting wound collecting

Synonyms

collection assembling aggregation

Rhymes With

expecting protecting connecting affecting reflecting directing selecting respecting rejecting self-respecting projecting detecting

Questions

How do you pronounce collecting?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/.
What does collecting mean?
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
Where does collecting come from?
From collect + -ing.

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