Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hosing

/ˈhoʊzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: hos-ing
IPA: /ˈhoʊzɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hose

noun

A spraying or washing with a hose.

noun

Material used for making hosiery.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Newspapers spread around Soaking all that they can A cleaning is due again A good hosing down"
"Their hosing, also, in the middle and northern parts of the Valley, is quite insufficient; being generally of cotton or silk […]"

Etymology

From hose + -ing (present participle ending).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hosinge
Suffix: hose

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊzɪŋ/
British English: /ˈhəʊzɪŋ/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

hosings (plural)

Rhymes With

closing opposing exposing imposing posing proposing composing disclosing disposing supposing enclosing decomposing

Questions

How do you pronounce hosing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊzɪŋ/.
What does hosing mean?: present participle and gerund of hose
Where does hosing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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