Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linking

/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: link-ing
IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to connect other things together.

noun

verb

present participle and gerund of link

Example Sentences

"Conjunctions frequently function as linking words in a sentence."
"[…] I will assume that multiple linkings of tones to a single tone-bearing unit come about only by language-specific rules."
"The yard manager is linking the sections of the train together."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/
British English: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

linkings (plural)

Derived Forms

borderlinking hotlinking multilinking nonlinking

Phrases

deep linking linking consonant linking element linking number linking r linking verb linking vowel

Rhymes With

thinking drinking sinking shrinking blinking rethinking stinking winking unthinking plinking syncing

Questions

How do you pronounce linking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/.
What does linking mean?: Serving to connect other things together.

How to pronounce linking

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