Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keeping

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: keep-ing
IPA: /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conformity or harmony.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Charge or care.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of keep

Example Sentences

"The songs are new but in keeping with tradition."
"The foreground of this painting is not in keeping."
"His happiness is in his own keeping."
"The cattle have good keeping."
"The work of many hands, which earns my keeping"

Usage

Inflected Forms

keepings (plural)

Derived Forms

barkeeping beekeeping birdkeeping fishkeeping gamekeeping greenkeeping groundskeeping homekeeping hotelkeeping housekeeping innkeeping peacekeeping

Phrases

book-keeping book keeping in keeping with keeping room keeping-room keep on keeping on out of keeping with record-keeping

Synonyms

retention holding guardianship safekeeping

Rhymes With

sleeping sweeping creeping weeping leaping reaping peeping seeping beeping heaping safekeeping bleeping

Questions

How do you pronounce keeping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiːpɪŋ/.
What does keeping mean?: Conformity or harmony.

How to pronounce keeping

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “keeping”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈkiːpɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “keeping”.
Repeat and practice — Say “keeping” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.