Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diving

/ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
div-ing
IPA
/ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dive

noun

The action of the verb to dive in any sense.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

That or who dives or dive.

Etymology

By surface analysis, dive + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

divings (plural)

Derived Forms

freediving nondiving skindiving skydiving sportdiving

Phrases

altitude diving bin diving buddy diving cage diving cage-diving cave diving cave-diving clearance diving

Frequently Paired Words

diving stone

Synonyms

flopping dive diving event

Rhymes With

driving arriving surviving thriving striving reviving depriving deriving conniving jiving dumpster diving piledriving

Questions

How do you pronounce diving?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/.
What does diving mean?
present participle and gerund of dive
Where does diving come from?
By surface analysis, dive + -ing.

How to pronounce diving

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