Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

listing

/ˈlɪstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: list-ing
IPA: /ˈlɪstɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

As listed or shown on a listing.

verb

present participle and gerund of list

noun

The action of the verb to list.

noun

An entry in a list or directory.

noun

An entry in a list or directory.

noun

A printout of a program or data set.

noun

A physical manifestation of a single item in a list.

noun

The act of ploughing with a lister.

Example Sentences

"What is this house's listing price?"
"The ship is listing heavily to one side."
"Aardvaark Plumbing is the first listing in Yellow Pages."
"The company may even lose its listing on the stock exchange."
"Print me a listing of the latest version."
"Please pass me the second listing for the two-story house, from that stack."

Inflected Forms

listings (plural)

Derived Forms

fanlisting hatelisting listingly nonlisting tracklisting

Phrases

silent listing

Synonyms

itemization itemisation list

Rhymes With

existing consisting assisting resisting insisting twisting enlisting preexisting persisting coexisting delisting fisting

Questions

How do you pronounce listing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪstɪŋ/.
What does listing mean?: As listed or shown on a listing.

How to pronounce listing

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