Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dining

/ˈdaɪnɪŋ(ɡ)/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
din-ing
IPA
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ(ɡ)/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Eating dinner as a social function.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Entertaining someone to dinner.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of dine

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdaɪnɪŋ(ɡ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dinings (plural)

Phrases

dining car dining chair dining facility dining hall dining leaf dining needle dining room dining set

Frequently Paired Words

dining car dining chair dining facility dining hall dining leaf dining needle dining room dining set

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce dining?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪnɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does dining mean?
Eating dinner as a social function.

How to pronounce dining

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈdaɪnɪŋ(ɡ)/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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