Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delaying

/dɪlˈeɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
de-lay-ing
IPA
/dɪlˈeɪɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of delay

noun

A delay.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

delayings (plural)

Rhymes With

saying playing paying non-paying staying laying praying weighing displaying spraying surveying portraying

Questions

How do you pronounce delaying?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪlˈeɪɪŋ/.
What does delaying mean?
present participle and gerund of delay

How to pronounce delaying

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