Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laying

/ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
lay-ing
IPA
/ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lay

noun

The act by which something is laid (in any sense).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

layings (plural)

Derived Forms

blocklaying bricklaying egglaying groundlaying minelaying nonlaying pipelaying platelaying stonelaying tracklaying

Phrases

gun-laying laying hen

Synonyms

egg laying

Rhymes With

saying playing paying non-paying staying praying weighing displaying spraying delaying surveying portraying

Questions

How do you pronounce laying?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does laying mean?
present participle and gerund of lay

How to pronounce laying

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