Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grading

/ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: grad-ing
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of grade

noun

A rank or grade.

noun

noun

The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on.

noun

Ellipsis of grading period.

Example Sentences

"He had no fear of Keefer's higher military rank. He was sure the communicator laughed at such gradings."
"No matter how dubious, or even fictitious, examination gradings may sometimes be, they make judgements possible on educational progress and on the maintenance of standards."
"Today is my first grading exam."

Inflected Forms

gradings (plural)

Derived Forms

multigrading

Phrases

color grading

Frequently Paired Words

grader

Synonyms

marking scoring leveling scaling

Rhymes With

trading upgrading fading invading aiding degrading shading raiding persuading wading evading masquerading

Questions

How do you pronounce grading?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/.
What does grading mean?: present participle and gerund of grade

How to pronounce grading

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