Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

losing

/ˈluzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: los-ing
IPA: /ˈluzɪŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lose

adj

That loses or has lost.

noun

The process by which something is lost; a loss.

noun

Early Modern form of lozenge.

Example Sentences

"Being on the losing team is disappointing."
"We conceive that an alternation of such losings and regainings will continue to be presented in England, until the whole business is set on a new and more stable basis by a revolution which shall not be moral only."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈluzɪŋ/
British English: /ˈluːzɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

losings (plural)

Derived Forms

losingest

Phrases

fight a losing battle losing hazard losing line losing streak not win for losing on a losing wicket

Rhymes With

using choosing confusing refusing amusing accusing abusing cruising bruising fusing oozing reusing

Questions

How do you pronounce losing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluzɪŋ/.
What does losing mean?: present participle and gerund of lose

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