Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curing

/kjˈʊɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: cur-ing
IPA: /kjˈʊɹɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cure

noun

The act by which something is cured.

Example Sentences

"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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: curyng
Suffix: cure

Inflected Forms

curings (plural)

Derived Forms

photocuring

Phrases

ballot curing curing time

Synonyms

hardening solidifying solidification set

Rhymes With

during ensuring securing touring enduring reassuring turing maturing assuring alluring procuring luring

Questions

How do you pronounce curing?: The recorded pronunciation is /kjˈʊɹɪŋ/.
What does curing mean?: present participle and gerund of cure
Where does curing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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