Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

founding

/ˈfaʊ̯ndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: foun-ding
IPA: /ˈfaʊ̯ndɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of found

noun

The establishment of something.

adj

Who or that founds (establishes or starts) or founded.

Example Sentences

"So after learning a great deal about iron founding and much more about pike fishing, one regretfully took leave of a shop full of kindly characters and proceeded to a worse lot of odours in the brass foundry."
"the founding of the republic"
"Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa?"
"the founding fathers of our country"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfaʊ̯ndɪŋ/
British English: /ˈfaʊ̯ndɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

foundings (plural)

Derived Forms

bellfounding brassfounding bronzefounding ironfounding typefounding

Phrases

founding father founding member founding mother

Synonyms

initiation foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction instauration

Rhymes With

surrounding sounding pounding astounding rounding grounding compounding resounding rebounding confounding bounding hounding

Questions

How do you pronounce founding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaʊ̯ndɪŋ/.
What does founding mean?: present participle and gerund of found

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