Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filing

/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: fil-ing
IPA: /ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

noun

The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.

noun

Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.

verb

present participle and gerund of file

Example Sentences

"The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part."
"Mueller said in a court filing that Cohen had admitted he briefed Trump and unidentified Trump family members about the progress of the project more extensively than was previously known."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

filings (plural)

Derived Forms

drawfiling prefiling

Phrases

draw filing e-filing filing cabinet filing system filing tray

Frequently Paired Words

fine filling

Rhymes With

smiling styling compiling piling beguiling wiling unsmiling dreiling fryling reiling tiling riling

Questions

How do you pronounce filing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/.
What does filing mean?: Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

How to pronounce filing

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