Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inspiring

/ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: in-spir-ing
IPA: /ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

verb

present participle and gerund of inspire

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From the severity of his father to the sweet intellectual inspirings of his wife a sadness seems ever to dwell upon his career. It was not that he was unfortunate. Few men have achieved greater success in life than John Stuart Mill."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/
British English: /ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more inspiring (comparative) most inspiring (superlative) inspirings (plural)

Derived Forms

inspiringly noninspiring uninspiring

Rhymes With

firing hiring acquiring retiring aspiring wiring tiring admiring conspiring expiring uninspiring perspiring

Questions

How do you pronounce inspiring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/.
What does inspiring mean?: Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

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