Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continuing

/kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: con-tin-u-ing
IPA: /kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of continue

noun

A continuation.

adj

Being the successor to a no longer extant organization, operating under the same name and usually claiming to be the same entity.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications."
"[…]in the Bootle by-election of 1990 they were beaten by the Monster Raving Loony Party, and the continuing SDP gave up the ghost shortly afterwards."
"The 'continuing' Liberal Party was launched in 1989 by those party members unhappy with the merger with the Social Democrats."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ/
British English: /kənˈtɪn.juːɪŋ/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

continuings (plural)

Synonyms

continuity chronic

Rhymes With

discontinuing

Questions

How do you pronounce continuing?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ/.
What does continuing mean?: present participle and gerund of continue

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