Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declining

/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: de-clin-ing
IPA: /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of decline

noun

Example Sentences

"c. 1572', John Whitgift, Admonition to the Parliament For they had no civil magistrate which might correct and reform those declinings when they happened."

Inflected Forms

declinings (plural)

Rhymes With

mining signing dining shining defining combining designing lining whining refining assigning resigning

Questions

How do you pronounce declining?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/.
What does declining mean?: present participle and gerund of decline

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